Safety and Security
- Oct 31, 2022
- "JP-US-EU Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Week for the Indo-Pacific Region" was Held
- Oct 6, 2022
- Outcomes of the 15th ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Policy Meeting
- Oct 4, 2022
- Japan-Indonesia Policy Dialogue on Smart Industrial Safety Held
- Oct 4, 2022
- Japan-Thailand Policy Dialogue on Smart Industrial Safety Held
- Jun 24, 2022
- Preventing Children from Swallowing Parts from Neodymium Magnet Sets (Call for Attention and Request for Cooperation)
- Apr 19, 2022
- Revision of the Guidelines on Safe Drone Usage in the Field of Plant Safety
- Mar 31, 2022
- Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP4) - Second Segment Held
- Mar 24, 2022
- Call for Attention: Strengthening Cybersecurity Measures
- Mar 9, 2022
- Credit Card Security Guidelines [Version 3.0] Formulated
- Mar 4, 2022
- Cabinet Decision on the Bill for Partial Revision of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Act, etc.
- Mar 1, 2022
- Call for Attention: Strengthening Cybersecurity Measures
- Feb 23, 2022
- Call for Attention: Strengthen Cybersecurity Measures Based on the Recent Situation
- Jan 31, 2022
- Information Security Service Standards 2nd Edition and Examination and Registration Authority Standards for Information Security Services 2nd Edition Publicized
- Jan 26, 2022
- METI and Indonesian Government Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Smart Industrial Safety
- Jan 14, 2022
- Death and Serious Injury during Snowblower use Occurring Due to Heavy Snowfall (Reissued Call for Attention)
- Jan 7, 2022
- Minister Hagiuda Attends the Ministerial Meeting on the Lowering of the Age of Adulthood
- Dec 23, 2021
- Prevent Death and Serious Injury by Snowblowers!
- Dec 17, 2021
- Request to Discharge the Third-Party Battery Packs for Cordless Vacuum Cleaners from Sumitomo Shoten and Rowa Japan by Running the Vacuum Cleaners (Call for Stopping Use was Announced on October 29, 2021)
- Nov 18, 2021
- Winners of FY2021 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards
- Oct 29, 2021
- Call for Stopping Use of Third-Party Battery Packs for Cordless Vacuum Cleaners Imported by Sumitomo Shoten and Rowa Japan
- Jun 28, 2021
- Interim Report Compiled on an Appropriate Form for the Regulations on Fuel Cell Vehicles
- Jun 28, 2021
- METI and Thai Government Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Smart Industrial Safety
- Apr 16, 2021
- Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, Etc.
- Apr 5, 2021
- Guidance for Integrated Corporate Disclosure Concerning Industrial and Product Safety Revised
- Mar 31, 2021
- Guidelines Regarding Requirements for Explosion-Proof Drones Compiled
- Mar 30, 2021
- FY 2019 Reports on Storage of Mercury or Mercury Compounds and Management of Mercury-Containing Recyclable Resources in accordance with the Mercury Pollution Prevention Act
- Mar 30, 2021
- Guidelines on Assessment of AI Reliability in the Field of Plant Safety Revised
- Feb 25, 2021
- Memorandum on Inauguration of Japan-Thailand Smart Industrial Safety Consortium Signed
- Feb 12, 2021
- Winners of FY2020 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards
- Jan 19, 2021
- FY2020 Study Group on Ideal Approaches to Assessment of Environmental Impacts for Appropriate Introduction of Renewable Energy to Hold its First Meeting
- Dec 22, 2020
- Carbon fiber products transferred to unauthorized third parties
- Dec 18, 2020
- JPO Announces New Web-Based Application “Smooth Document Preparer” - Supporting Users in Preparation of Applications and Other Documents
- Nov 27, 2020
- Winners of the Fourth Infrastructure Maintenance Awards Decided
- Nov 17, 2020
- Guidelines and Collection of Case Examples Formulated to Make Petroleum and Chemical Plants Smarter by Taking Advantage of AI
- Sep 16, 2020
- Granting Certificate of Approval to Research Institute as Approved Entity Certifying Security Measures of Companies to Prevent Technological Information from Being Compromised under Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness
- Jul 10, 2020
- Public-Private Action Plan Formulated toward Promotion of Smart Industrial Safety in Petroleum and Chemical Plants
- Jun 24, 2020
- Public-Private Council on Smart Industrial Safety Holds its First Meeting
- Jun 19, 2020
- “Guidelines for Measures against Flood Disasters at Electricity Facilities in Buildings” Compiled
- May 22, 2020
- Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Control, etc. of Specific Chemicals
- Apr 10, 2020
- Systems Involving Regulations over Industrial Safety Revised
- Apr 10, 2020
- “Guidelines for Safe Use of High Pressure Gas in Drones Driven by Hydrogen Fuel Cells” Compiled
- Mar 31, 2020
- Rapid Virus Detector "GeneSoC" Introduced to 16 Medical Institutions Nationwide
- Mar 27, 2020
- Official Explanation of Technological Standards for Offshore Wind Power Facilities (Revised) Released
- Mar 27, 2020
- Drones instead of Eyes: Guidelines and Collection of Use Case Examples Upgraded for Promoting Safe Use of Drones in Plants
- Mar 25, 2020
- Handbook for Preventing the Elderly from Being Involved in Product Accidents Formulated
- Mar 3, 2020
- Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Act for Partial Revision of the Installment Sales Act
- Feb 14, 2020
- FY2018 Reports on Storage of Mercury, etc. and Management of Mercury-Containing Recyclable Resources based on the Mercury Pollution Prevention Act
- Feb 12, 2020
- Memorandum of Cooperation on Product Safety Concluded between METI and TISI, Thailand
- Jan 29, 2020
- Japan-Thailand Symposium on Smart Industrial Safety 2020 to be Held
- Jan 6, 2020
- New Digital Filing System for Industrial and Product Safety Laws Developed
- Dec 20, 2019
- FY2018 Amounts of Fluorocarbons Packed into or Recovered from Commercial Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Units Pursuant to the Revised Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law
- Dec 20, 2019
- Customer Alert: EC-CUBE Website Builder Vulnerability
- Nov 8, 2019
- Winners of FY2019 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards
- Oct 15, 2019
- Fifteenth Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC.15) under the Stockholm Convention Held
- Sep 11, 2019
- Information on Recovery from the Blackouts Caused by Typhoon No. 15 and Measures for Preventing Heatstroke Due to the Blackouts
- Aug 9, 2019
- Call for Stopping Use of Battery Packs Manufactured by Shenzhen Ollop Technology Co., Ltd. Found in Rechargeable Vacuum Cleaners in Online Shopping Malls
- Jun 24, 2019
- Recall of Bicycles and Electric Power Assisted Bicycles with Built-in Locking Mechanism Simultaneously Working Handlebar Lock and Circle Lock (Free Product Inspection and Repair)
- Jun 20, 2019
- Report Compiled by the Study Group on Improvement of Effectiveness of Product Recalls under the Consumer Product Safety Act
- May 15, 2019
- Report Compiled on Results of the Questionnaire Survey for Challenges in Product Safety in Aging Society
- May 14, 2019
- Call for Applicants for the FY2019 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards (PS Awards 2019) Program Starts
- May 14, 2019
- Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (COP9) Held
- Apr 24, 2019
- Guidelines Compiled for Expanding the Scope of Use of Electronic Equipment and Other Devices on the Premises of Petroleum or Chemical Plants
- Apr 17, 2019
- List of Services that Meet Information Security Service Standards Updated
- Apr 15, 2019
- Call for Stopping Use of US Fisher-Price Cradle-type Infant Cribs
- Mar 29, 2019
- Guidelines and Collection of Use Case Examples Compiled for Promoting Safe Use of Drones in Plants
- Mar 29, 2019
- Explanation of Offshore Wind Power Facility Standards for Maintenance and Management Released
- Feb 18, 2019
- IOSCO Final Report on Commodity Storage and Delivery Infrastructures: Good or Sound Practices
- Jan 25, 2019
- METI to Conduct Drone Demonstration Test for Plant Safety