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Jul 4, 2019: Symposium Titled “Next Generation Computer Creates New Business” Held

Jun 28, 2019: World Robot Summit 2020 to be Held

Jun 20, 2019: Symposium Celebrating Inauguration of the Council for Electrified Vehicle Society to be Held

Jun 19, 2019: The 2nd Well Aging Society Summit Asia-Japan to be Held

Jun 18, 2019: Japan and France Agree to Strengthen Ties in Commercial Aircraft Industry
Jun 18, 2019: Smart Mobility Challenge Project Launched

Jun 17, 2019: Guidelines for Cyber-Physical Security Measures for Building Systems (First Version) Formulated

Jun 11, 2019: Details of SME Cybersecurity Project (Cybersecurity Support Ranger) Demonstration Released
Jun 11, 2019: FY2018 Measures to Promote Manufacturing Technology (White Paper on Monodzukuri 2019) Released

Jun 7, 2019: Official Website for Revision of Automobile Taxation Systems Launched
Jun 7, 2019: Film Industry Survey Planned to Further Develop Human Resources in the Business

Jun 6, 2019: Official Website for the Japan Pavilion of Expo 2020 Dubai Opens

Jun 3, 2019: Plan for Advancement of Integration and Streamlining of Distribution Business Approved under the Act on Advancement of Integration and Streamlining of Distribution Business

May 31, 2019: Organizer of World Expo 2025 designated under the Act on Special Measures Necessary for Preparing for and Managing the World Expo 2025

May 30, 2019: Event for Disseminating “JPQR” and Encouraging Businesses to Use It to be Held

May 29, 2019: Japan reported the Progress in Preparations for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, at 165th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)

May 24, 2019: Super Creators Certified under Exploratory IT Human Resources Project

May 23, 2019: Demonstration Test of Drones Taking Advantage of Quasi-Zenith Satellite System called “Michibiki” Conducted

May 22, 2019: Symposium for Smart Mobility Challenge to be Held

May 21, 2019: Options for Rulemaking to Address the Rise of Platform Businesses Released

May 17, 2019: Target Areas and Organizers Determined for the Project for Demonstrating Measures for Supporting SMEs in Conducting Post-Accident Measures Involving Cybersecurity (Cybersecurity Support Ranger)
May 17, 2019: Collection Compiled of Reference Cases for Prior Notice and Announcement: As Part of the Guidebook for Utilization of Camera Images

May 16, 2019: Results of FY2018 E-Commerce Market Survey Compiled
May 16, 2019: Preparation of a System for Accepting Applications for Affiliated Stores Completed and Schedule of Explanatory Meetings Released

May 15, 2019: Observation Images Sent from Satellite Called “Tsubame” to be Released through Satellite Data Platform Called “Tellus”

May 10, 2019: The Cabinet approves orders for enforcing the Act on Special Measures Necessary for Preparing for and Managing the World Expo 2025　
May 10, 2019: Guidelines Formulated for Water Utilities’ Introduction of the System for Utilization of Water Information

May 7, 2019: First Partnership Concluded with the Internationale Funkausstellung, Germany

Apr 26, 2019: METI to Hold “Symposium to discuss cyber security measures across the supply chain; Think about cyber security for DFFT (Data Free Flow with Trust) toward G20”
Apr 26, 2019: Call for Public Comments on Animation Industry Subcontracting Guidelines
Apr 26, 2019: Report on Designing Global Content Market　Management Simulation Game
Apr 26, 2019: Instructions, Provided to Businesses in Fukushima Prefecture Based on Results of Survey for Current State of Distribution of Agricultural Products and Other Items Produced in Fukushima Prefecture
Apr 26, 2019: Target Date and Time Determined for Requesting Businesses to Complete Switching to Standard Barcodes Called “JPQR” under the Consumer-Presented-Mode QR Code Payment System
Apr 26, 2019: Explanatory Meeting on the System for the Acceptance of Foreign Human Resources in the Manufacturing Industry to be Held

Apr 25, 2019: J-PlatPat improvements to Allow Same Day or Previous Day Retrieval of Examination Results

Apr 23, 2019: Call Starts for Applicants for Pilot Areas Willing to Engage in Public Implementation of New Mobility Services Utilizing of IoT and AI
Apr 23, 2019: Selection of Companies for 2019 Competitive IT Strategy Company Stock Selection and and Noteworthy IT Strategy Companies Programs Announced

Apr 19, 2019: Project for Public-Road Demonstration Tests for Mid-sized Buses with Autonomous Driving Functions to be launched
Apr 19, 2019: Acceptance of Applications for Registration of Participants in 2019 Telework Days Campaign to Start and Pre-Event of the Campaign to be Held

Apr 18, 2019: [Fourth Round of the Call for Applicants under the Subsidy Project J-LOD] Call for Applicants Begins for the Subsidy Project J-LOD Involving Development and Demonstration of Systems for Distribution of Contents Taking Advantage of Blockchain Technologies
Apr 18, 2019: Cyber/Physical Security Framework (CPSF) Formulated

Apr 16, 2019: Guidelines for Measures for Preventing Unauthorized Use of Credit Card Information Wrongly Leaked during QR Payment Formulated

Apr 9, 2019: Steel Demand Prospects for the First Quarter of FY2019 (April-June 2019)
Apr 9, 2019: FY2019 Call for Applicants for the MITOU Target Program

Apr 8, 2019: Smart Mobility Challenge to Start
Apr 8, 2019: Council for Promoting Society Utilizing of Electrified Vehicles to be launched
Apr 8, 2019: Automated Driving-related IT Human Resources Strategy Compiled

Apr 5, 2019: Report on Content Services Utilizing Blockchain Technologies Released
Apr 5, 2019: METI’s Survey Results of Case Examples by Convenience Store Chain Affiliates Released

Apr 4, 2019: English Translation Version of the Contract Guidelines on Utilization of AI and Data Released

Mar 29, 2019: QR Code Payments Standard Determined

Mar 28, 2019: Program for Advancing the Comprehensive Distribution Policy Revised
Mar 28, 2019: Information on Events and Efforts in March under the Premium Friday Initiative

Mar 26, 2019: The Liaison Conference for Acceptance of Foreign Human Resources with Specified Skills in the Manufacturing Industry Holds its First Meeting

Mar 25, 2019: METI and TSE to Hold an Event to Announce the 2019 Selected Competitive IT Strategy Companies and the Selected Noteworthy IT Strategy Companies

Mar 19, 2019: Interim Report of the Future Innovations Working Group Released

Mar 18, 2019: METI to Hold a Symposium on “Innovative Business Realized by Next-Generation Computing”

Mar 15, 2019: Invitation for Public Comments on the Interim Report (Draft) by the Study Group on Security Assessment of Cloud Services
Mar 15, 2019: Promulgation of METI Public Notice concerning the “Specific Skills” Criteria for Foreign Residents Engaging in the Manufacturing Industry

Mar 13, 2019: Five Businesses Newly Obtained “Murasaki Certification,” the Highest Grade in the Omotenashi Standard Certification System

Mar 12, 2019: METI Starts Accepting Provisional Registration of Cashless Settlement Businesses under the Point Reward Project for Consumers using Cashless Payment

Mar 11, 2019: Invitation for Public Comments on the Guidelines for Cyber-Physical Security Measures for Building Systems, First Edition (Draft)

Mar 4, 2019: METI to hold “e-Sports” Seminar
Mar 4, 2019: MITOU KAIGI 2019 to be Held

Mar 1, 2019: Study Group for the Content Business Era Held
Mar 1, 2019: The Sixth IoT Lab Selection Event Held
Mar 1, 2019: METI to Hold Debrief Meetings on Outcomes of Demonstration Projects involving “Future Classroom – Learning Innovation"

Feb 21, 2019: 37 Enterprises Selected under the 2019 Health & Productivity Stock Selection Program
Feb 21, 2019: Announcement of Organizations Recognized under the 2019 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program
Feb 21, 2019: Information on Events and Efforts in February under the Premium Friday Initiative

Feb 19, 2019: Symposium on Human Resource Development Toward Utilization of Nursing Care Robots to be Held

Feb 18, 2019: METI to Hold a Symposium on Quantum Computing Technologies

Feb 14, 2019: Official Logo and Symbolic Mark for the Japan Pavilion of the Expo 2020 Dubai Determined

Feb 8, 2019: The Cabinet Approves the Bill for the Act on Special Measures Necessary for Preparing for and Managing the International Exposition in 2025
Feb 8, 2019: Experiment of Information Sharing System Using Electronic Tags to be Conducted

Feb 6, 2019: METI to Start a Call for Promotion Plan Proposals that incorporate “Branded Content”

Jan 31, 2019: Implementation Policy for the 2019 Telework Days Campaign Released
Jan 31, 2019: “2019 Health and Productivity Management Award Event” to be Held

Jan 30, 2019: Announcement: Schedule of Explanatory Meetings on the New System for Acceptance of Foreign Human Resources in the Manufacturing Industry

Jan 25, 2019: Future Innovations Working Group to be Launched

Jan 24, 2019: 7th Meeting of the Japan-China Joint IP Working Group and 2nd Japan-China Joint IP Seminar Held
Jan 24, 2019: Progress Made in Regulatory Reform for Individual Enterprises
Jan 24, 2019: We Are Genki Hokkaido: METI to Accelerate Implementation of Project for Supporting Hokkaido
Jan 24, 2019: Information on Events and Efforts in January under the Premium Friday Initiative

Jan 21, 2019: METI Holds Explanatory Meeting on the New System for Acceptance of Foreign Human Resources in the Manufacturing Industry

Jan 18, 2019: Second Satellite Data Analysis Contest “Tellus Satellite Challenge” to be Held
Jan 18, 2019: METI Designates February 2019 as “Smart Mobility Promotion Month”

Jan 17, 2019: METI Revises Requirements under the Omotenashi Standard Certification System

Jan 16, 2019: Oral Healthcare Seminar 2019 to be Held
Jan 16, 2019: METI to Hold Japan Healthcare Business Contest 2019

Jan 15, 2019: METI State Minister Isozaki Signed Agreement with The Boeing Company on Cooperation in Aircraft Technology
Jan 15, 2019: Seminar to be Held for Improvement of Working Conditions and Reducing Overtime Work through Cooperation between Consignors and Transportation Businesses
Jan 15, 2019: Standard Specifications Adopted for Digital Shopping Receipts

Jan 10, 2019: METI Promotes Parking Lot Sharing among Convenience Store Chains for their Distribution Vehicles

Jan 9, 2019: Invitation for Public Comments on the Draft Cyber/Physical Security Framework

Jan 8, 2019: Embarking on Demonstration Tests of Autonomous Driving System using Driverless Trucks in Caravan to Travel on Public Expressways

Dec 28, 2018: METI to Convene Study Group for Measures for Preventing Unauthorized Use of Credit Card Information Wrongly Leaked during QR Payment

Dec 27, 2018: METI to Hold Explanatory Meeting on New System for Acceptance of Foreign Human Resources in the Manufacturing Industry
Dec 27, 2018: Steel Demand Prospects for the Fourth Quarter of FY2018 (January-March 2019)
Dec 27, 2018: Information on Events and Efforts in December under the Premium Friday Initiative

Dec 25, 2018: Cabinet Decision on the Field-based Operation Policies toward Accepting Foreign Human Resources in Three Sectors in the Manufacturing Industry

Dec 20, 2018: Roadmap toward Air Mobility Revolution Formulated
Dec 20, 2018: Guidelines for Multilingualization in the Retail Sales Industry Released

Dec 18, 2018: Fundamental Principles for Rule Making to Address the Rise of Platform Businesses Formulated

Dec 12, 2018: METI Releases Interim Report of the Study Group for the Improvement of the Trade Environment Involving Digital Platform Businesses
Dec 12, 2018: Guidelines for Promotion of Digital Transformations Formulated
Dec 12, 2018: METI to hold Events Titled “DX Days 2019”

Dec 3, 2018: The IoT Acceleration Lab Will Hold the “Eighth IoT Lab Connection”

Nov 29, 2018: Information on Events and Efforts in November under the Premium Friday Initiative

Nov 27, 2018: Japan Signs Participation Contract of Expo Dubai 2020, UAE

Nov 23, 2018: Japan Elected Host Country of World Expo 2025

Nov 20, 2018: METI to Showcase Award-winning Machine Parts and Tooling Technology in Lobby of METI Main Building

Nov 16, 2018: Premium-Friday University to Open

Nov 15, 2018: Call for Applicants for the Eighth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards

Nov 14, 2018: New Demonstration Test of Remote Control of Driverless Last-Mile Autonomous Driving to Start

Nov 13, 2018: METI to Start “Hashiwatashi” Project

Nov 12, 2018: METI to Hold First AI Edge Contest

Nov 7, 2018: Cosmetics Promotional Event titled “JAPAN Beauty Week in Cosmoprof Asia 2018” to be Held
Nov 7, 2018: New Designation of Nara Sumi Ink Sticks and Sanshin String Instruments as Traditional Crafts under the Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries

Nov 6, 2018: Guidelines for Improvement of Trade Environments and Overtime Work through Cooperation between Consignors and Transportation Businesses Formulated

Nov 5, 2018: METI releases Draft Interim Report of the Study Group on the Improvement of the Trade Environment Involving Digital Platform Businesses
Nov 5, 2018: IoT Acceleration Lab Calls for New Projects for the Sixth IoT Lab Selection

Nov 2, 2018: Successful Case Examples for Reducing Parcel Redeliveries Released
Nov 2, 2018: November is Telework Month

Nov 1, 2018: Report Released on Counter Measures against “No-Shows” in Restaurants

Oct 31, 2018: Opening of Information Collection Website for the Project for Establishing a Public-Private Joint Demonstration Platform for Dementia Sufferers

Oct 26, 2018: The 11th ASEAN-Japan Information Security Policy Meeting Held

Oct 25, 2018: Information on Events and Efforts in October under the Premium Friday Initiative

Oct 24, 2018: METI Starts Big Data Analysis Contest on Tourism Forecasting

Oct 23, 2018: Demonstration Test of Autonomous Valet Parking Functions to be Held
Oct 23, 2018: Progress Made in Regulatory Reform for Individual Enterprises
Oct 23, 2018: Series of Cosmetics Promotion Events Titled “Japan Beauty Week” to be Held

Oct 19, 2018: Forecast of Global Supply and Demand Trends for Petrochemical Products (for the period 2009 to 2022)
Oct 19, 2018: Interim Briefing on Outcomes of the “Learning Innovation” Demonstration Projects to be Held

Oct 18, 2018: CEATEC JAPAN 2018 “Connected Industries” Symposium Held
Oct 18, 2018: Winners of the FY2018 METI Minister Award to Recognize Contributions to Traditional Craft Industries Program Selected
Oct 18, 2018: November is Traditional Craft Products Month
Oct 18, 2018: The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival to be Held

Oct 17, 2018: Public-Road Demonstration Tests of System for Driverless Trucks Traveling on Expressways in Caravan with Drivers in the Second and Following Trucks to be Held
Oct 17, 2018: Interim Report of the Study Group on New Mobility Services Brought About by IoT and AI Releases

Oct 16, 2018: METI Revises Omotenashi Skills Standards
Oct 16, 2018: METI Holds CEATEC JAPAN 2018 “Connected Industries” Conference

Oct 15, 2018: The 1st Well Aging Society Summit Asia-Japan Held
Oct 15, 2018: METI to Hold National Forum of Smart Monodzukuri Supporting Organizations
Oct 15, 2018: METI to Hold Robot Revolution and Industrial IoT International Symposium 2018

Oct 12, 2018: Announcement of the Winners in the Eighth Robot Awards Program

Oct 10, 2018: Japan Hold Forum on Proposal for Hosting the 2025 World Exposition

Oct 9, 2018: Steel Demand Prospects for the Third Quarter of FY2018 (October-December 2018)

Oct 5, 2018: METI and MIIT Hold First Japan-China Joint Public-Private Seminar on Autonomous Driving

Oct 3, 2018: METI to Launch Cross-Sectoral Sub Working Group under Working Group 1 (Systems, Technologies and Standardization) of the Study Group for Industrial Cybersecurity

Oct 1, 2018: METI Compiles Results of the Call for Public Comments on the Draft Cyber/Physical Security Framework

Sep 28, 2018: Winners of the 12th Kids Design Awards Selected

Sep 27, 2018: Oral Healthcare Forum 2018 “Oral Healthcare Frontline in Malaysia, Thailand and Japan” to be Held

Sep 26, 2018: IoT Acceleration Lab to Hold the Fourth Big Data Analysis Contest

Sep 21, 2018: Public Briefing on the 2018 Telework Days Campaign to be Held

Sep 14, 2018: Winner of the METI Minister's Award Selected in 12th Industrial Tourism Town Revitalization Awards Program
Sep 14, 2018: US-Japan Cybersecurity Joint Training with ASEAN Member States Held

Sep 12, 2018: METI to Hold Japan-wide “Safety Support Car” Test-drive Events during the National Autumn Traffic Safety Campaign

Sep 11, 2018: Announcement of Program of the 1st Well Aging Society Summit Asia-Japan

Sep 7, 2018: METI Releases a Report on Digital Transformation: Overcoming of '2025 Digital Cliff' Involving IT Systems and Full-fledged Development of Efforts for Digital Transformation
Sep 7, 2018: "Healthcare Innovation Weeks Asia-Japan 2018" to be Held from October 9 to 19
Sep 7, 2018: METI and the IoT Acceleration Labs Determine 19 Regions as Winners for the Fourth Selection under the Local IoT Acceleration Labs Project

Sep 3, 2018: METI Releases Guidelines for Cyber-Physical Security Measures for Building Systems (β Version)

Aug 31, 2018: METI Releases Interim Report by Strategic Commission for the New Era of Automobiles

Aug 30, 2018: Seminar for Human Resource Development in the Manufacturing Industry in the Digital Era to be Held
Aug 30, 2018: Information on Events and Efforts in August under the Premium Friday Initiative

Aug 27, 2018: Initiation of Demonstration Test for Evaluation of Last-Mile Autonomous Driving Using Small Buses with Autonomous Driving Function
Aug 27, 2018: METI to Officially Open Portal Website of “Future Classroom-Learning Innovation”

Aug 24, 2018: Study Group on Security Assessment of Cloud Services to be Launched
Aug 24, 2018: Public-Private Conference for Future Air Mobility to be Established

Aug 23, 2018: Successful Applicants for NEDO Project for Enhanced Efficiency of Trade Procedures in Global Supply Chains
Aug 23, 2018: Successful Applicants Determined and Adopted for NEDO Project for Enhanced Efficiency of Domestic Consumer-Goods Supply Chains

Aug 10, 2018: Collection of Case Examples to be Studied Concerning New Data Distribution Transactions ver. 2.0 Compiled

Aug 9, 2018: Second Round of Call for Applicants for MITOU Target Program Start in Field of Quantum Computers

Aug 7, 2018: METI Launches Roundtable for Development of Facilities for Demonstrations to Create New Products and Services that are “Friendly to Dementia Patients”

Aug 6, 2018: IT Passport Examination Updated to “iPass 4.0” in Response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Aug 3, 2018: Winners of the Supply Chain Innovation Award 2018 Recognized

Jul 27, 2018: METI Releases Revision of the Interpretative Guidelines on Electronic Commerce and Information Property Trading

Jul 26, 2018: Enjoy Premium Friday to Enrich Your Personal Experiences for Happiness and Fun

Jul 25, 2018: METI Establishes Digital Transformation Offices to Promote Digitalization in METI’s Administrative Procedures
Jul 25, 2018: METI, Japan Sports Agency, JETRO and JSC to Collaborate for Popularizing Japanese Sports Overseas and Promotion of Sports Industry’s Overseas Business Development

Jul 23, 2018: METI Formulates Report on the Survey on Technology and Institutes Related to Distributed System

Jul 20, 2018: METI Holds the First Meeting of U.K.-Japan Aviation Working Group

Jul 18, 2018: Successful Projects Selected under the BrandLand Japan Program

Jul 17, 2018: METI to Hold Kick-off Event for Platform of Learning Innovation -“Future Classroom” Project

Jul 13, 2018: METI to Enhance the “Space New Economy Creation Network (S-NET)” Program to be More Sustainable, Autonomous, Practical

Jul 11, 2018: METI to Hold Second Collaboration Platform for Exchanging Information on Cyber/Physical Security
Jul 11, 2018: Businesses Participating in Project for Supporting Joint Development of AI Systems Determined and Adopted

Jul 9, 2018: Steel Demand Prospects for the Second Quarter of FY2018 (July-September 2018)

Jul 3, 2018: Commission for Promotion of Cashless Settlement Established as New Industry-Academia-Government Organization

Jul 2, 2018: The IoT Acceleration Lab Will Hold the “Seventh IoT Lab Connection” and a Commendation Ceremony for Winners of the Fourth IoT Lab Selection
Jul 2, 2018: METI Releases Guidelines for Discussing Plans for Operation and Management of Stadiums and Arenas

Jun 29, 2018: METI Conducts Experiment for Examination of Standard Specification of Digital Shopping Receipts
Jun 29, 2018: Release of Annual Report on the Office of Intellectual Property Protection (2018)

Jun 28, 2018: METI Announces Winners of the Second Nihon Service Award
Jun 28, 2018: Enjoy Premium Friday to Enrich Your Personal Experiences for Happiness and Fun

Jun 26, 2018: Release of the Guidelines of Certification Schemes Concerning Functions of Information Trust ver. 1.0

Jun 25, 2018: Primary Recommendations by Study Group for Learning Innovation-“Future Classroom” and EdTech Released
Jun 25, 2018: Public Symposium Held on “Future Approaches to Strengthening Quality Assurance Systems Across Supply Chains”

Jun 19, 2018: Weaving a Better Future: METI Releases Decision on "Initiatives for Proper Implementation of Technical Intern Training Programs in the Textile and Apparel Industry"

Jun 15, 2018: METI Formulates "Contract Guidance on Utilization of AI and Data"

Jun 14, 2018: METI Minister Seko Attends the 163rd General Assembly of the BIE in Paris, the French Republic

Jun 13, 2018: Meeting of the IoT Security Working Group under the IoT Acceleration Consortium to be Held
Jun 13, 2018: Japan Makes Presentation before the 163rd General Assembly of the BIE

Jun 11, 2018: Round Table Conference on Connected Industries Held - METI Minister Seko Discusses Smart Life with Leading Executives

Jun 8, 2018: Public Symposium Titled "Future Approaches to Strengthening Quality Assurance Systems Across Supply Chains" to be Held

Jun 1, 2018: Future Approach for Developing Small Satellites and Small Rockets

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