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Oct 11, 2024: 11th Annual Meeting of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) Held

Oct 8, 2024: METI Holds the Inno Vietnam-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2024 in Hanoi to Accelerate Global Open Innovation of Japanese Companies/Startups/SMEs

Oct 1, 2024: Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Holds Meeting with Mr. Spencer J. Cox, Governor of Utah, and Utah Business Delegation

Sep 27, 2024: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Receives Courtesy Call from H.R.H. Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al-Saud, Chairman of Saudi eSports Federation
Sep 27, 2024: Joint Statement Issued at the 17th Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum

Sep 26, 2024: Vice-Ministerial Meeting of the Japan-U.S. Economic Policy Consultative Committee (Economic “2+2”)

Sep 25, 2024: Clean Energy Public-Private Roundtable Held in the United States
Sep 25, 2024: Results of FY2023 E-Commerce Market Survey Compiled
Sep 25, 2024: First Plenary Meeting of Community Partnership for Energy Conservation Held

Sep 24, 2024: Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances
Sep 24, 2024: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Visits the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Sep 24, 2024: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Attends Ministerial Meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)

Sep 20, 2024: Tokyo GX Week to Start
Sep 20, 2024: Introduction of the Farm Area in the Japanese Government Pavilion (First Round of Publication of Displays)

Sep 19, 2024: “The Digital Governance Code 3.0 - Toward Enhancement of Corporate Value by DX Management -” Formulated
Sep 19, 2024: Study Group on Green Steel for Green Transformation (GX) to be Launched

Sep 18, 2024: Launching of the Negotiations for Japan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

Sep 17, 2024: “Study Group on Corporate Governance toward the Enhancement of Earning Power” to be Launched

Sep 12, 2024: The First Japan-China Business Environment Facilitation Working Group Held
Sep 12, 2024: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Holds Meeting with Mr. Bhajanlal Sharma, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Republic of India

Sep 9, 2024: Minister Saito Holds Meeting with Mr. Taalaibek Omukeevich Ibraev, Minister of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic

Sep 6, 2024: Minister Saito Holds Meeting with Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology, Republic of India

Sep 5, 2024: Minister Saito Holds Meeting with Mr. Vladimir Malinov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Bulgaria

Sep 3, 2024: FY2023 Independent Development Ratio of Oil and Natural Gas in Japan Released

Sep 2, 2024: Part of the Act on Partially Amending the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness and Other Acts to Create New Business and Encourage Investment in Industries Comes into Force

Aug 30, 2024: Minister Saito Receives a Courtesy Call by the Delegation Led by Senator William Hagerty, United States Senate
Aug 30, 2024: Minister Saito Holds Meeting with Mr. Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)

Aug 29, 2024: Revised Guide Formulated on Specific Methods for Managing Software Vulnerability Utilizing “Software Bill of Materials (SBOM),” a List of Software Components, as a Preparatory Guide for Cyberattacks
Aug 29, 2024: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Holds Meeting with Mr. Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy of the Italian Republic

Aug 27, 2024: Cabinet Decisions on the “Cabinet Order for Developing Relevant Cabinet Orders Involving the Enforcement of the Act on Partially Amending the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness and Other Acts to Create New Business and Encourage Investment in Industries” and the “Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of the Act on Partially Amending the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness and Other Acts to Create New Business and Encourage Investment in Industries”
Aug 27, 2024: Minister Saito Holds Meeting with Mr. Kacou Houadja Léon Adom, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Ivorians Abroad of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Aug 27, 2024: Minister Saito Receives Courtesy Call from the Delegation of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Aug 26, 2024: Call for Applicants for FY2024 Nadeshiko Brands and Next Nadeshiko: Companies Supporting Dual Careers and Co-parenting Starts Today
Aug 26, 2024: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Attends TICAD Ministerial Meeting

Aug 22, 2024: Winners of the Award for Academic Startups 2024 Program Selected
Aug 22, 2024: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India

Aug 20, 2024: New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (August 2024)

Aug 19, 2024: Applications Open for the 2025 KENKO Investment for Health and 2025 Outstanding Organizations of KENKO Investment for Health
Aug 19, 2024: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Visits the United Mexican States and the Republic of Peru

Aug 13, 2024: Standards for Support Related to Financial Assistance by the GX Acceleration Agency Formulated

Aug 7, 2024: The 2nd AZEC (Asia Zero Emission Community) International Conference to Promote the JCM and Develop Carbon Markets Held
Aug 7, 2024: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Manuel Tovar, Minister of Foreign Trade of the Republic of Costa Rica
Aug 7, 2024: Video Conference Briefing Session Regarding the Handling of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) Treated Water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

Aug 5, 2024: State Minister Kozuki Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Information and Communications of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

Jul 26, 2024: Stabilised Text Achieved in WTO Joint Statement Initiative on Electronic Commerce

Jul 24, 2024: 6th CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held
Jul 24, 2024: METI Holds the Singapore-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2024 in Singapore to Accelerate Global Open Innovation of Japanese Companies/Startups/SMEs

Jul 23, 2024: China's Measure Imposing Anti-Dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Products Originating from Japan Revoked

Jul 22, 2024: Commendation Ceremony Held for the Nippon Startup Awards 2024
Jul 22, 2024: Release of the Economic Ripple Effects of Startups Survey Summary

Jul 18, 2024: Minister Saito Visits Italian Republic
Jul 18, 2024: The IAEA Published a Report on Its Second Review Mission of Safety Aspects of Handling of ALPS Treated Water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station since the Start of the Discharge in April 2024

Jul 17, 2024: The 4th Japan-Pacific Island Countries Economic Forum was Held as a Side Event to the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting
Jul 17, 2024: New International Standard for Methodologies for Evaluating the Accuracy of Biometric Verification Issued

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