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News Releases (in provisional translation)
- Mar 30, 2026
- Minister Akazawa Attends Meeting of the G7 Energy and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- Mar 27, 2026
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Komori Receives Courtesy Call from ISO Secretary-General Sergio Mujica
- Mar 26, 2026
- 9th Japan-EU Digital Policy Dialogue Held
- Mar 25, 2026
- Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
- Mar 23, 2026
- Japan–Thailand Space Industry Forum Held
- Mar 23, 2026
- Global CBPR System Program Requirements Updated
- Mar 19, 2026
- Companies Selected as FY2025 Nadeshiko Brands and Next Nadeshiko: Companies Supporting Dual Careers and Co-parenting
- Mar 16, 2026
- State Minister Yamada Receives Courtesy Call from Co-Chairman of India-Japan Business Co-operation Committee and Chairman of Japan-India Business Co-operation Committee
- Mar 16, 2026
- State Minister Yamada Attends Japan-Bhutan Business Forum on the Occasion of Prime Minister Tobgay of the Kingdom of Bhutan’s Visit to Japan
- Mar 15, 2026
- METI Co-Hosts Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum with the U.S. Government
- Mar 9, 2026
- Japan Partnership for Circular Economy (J4CE) Held the 21st Public-Private Dialogue/Networking Session
- Mar 6, 2026
- Symposium on Economic Resilience Strategy for Japan and ASEAN Held
- Mar 6, 2026
- H.E. Radmila Shekerinska, Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Holds Meeting with State Minister Ino and Engages in Dialogue with Japanese Dual-Use Startups
- Mar 5, 2026
- Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Group CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy of the United Arab Emirates to Japan, and H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates
- Mar 5, 2026
- Consultation Committee on the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative
- Mar 4, 2026
- Minister Akazawa Holds Online Meeting with H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia
- Mar 4, 2026
- State Minister Yamada Receives a Courtesy Call from the Honourable Raymonde Gagné, Senator, Speaker of the Senate, Canada
- Mar 4, 2026
- METI Hosts “Public-Private Dialogue towards Robust and Resilient Copper Supply Chains”
- Feb 27, 2026
- First Policy Dialogue Based on the Japan-Canada Memorandum of Cooperation on Industrial Science and Technology
- Feb 18, 2026
- Regarding the First Batch of Projects under the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative
- Feb 18, 2026
- Japan-Sri Lanka Intergovernmental Economic Policy Dialogue Held
- Feb 16, 2026
- Indonesia-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 Held as the Fourth Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
- Feb 13, 2026
- Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Visits Republic of South Africa
- Feb 13, 2026
- Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Visits Republic of Singapore and Republic of Indonesia
- Feb 13, 2026
- Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with U. S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick
- Feb 13, 2026
- Winners Selected for FY2025 Wall Newspaper Contest on Our Daily Lives and Energy
- Feb 10, 2026
- 32nd Asian Export Control Seminar Held
- Feb 10, 2026
- Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Visits the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden
- Feb 10, 2026
- Consultation Committee on the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative
- Feb 6, 2026
- Malaysia-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 Held as the Third Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
- Feb 6, 2026
- Signing of the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Feb 4, 2026
- Agreement Reached on Cooperation with the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)
- Feb 4, 2026
- METI, QatarEnergy, and JERA Sign MOU on Cooperation for Emergency Additional LNG Supply to Japan
- Feb 3, 2026
- Global Startup EXPO to Take Place in Osaka in the fourth quarter of 2026
- Feb 3, 2026
- Reconvening of Fair Acquisition Study Group
- Jan 29, 2026
- METI Holds the Inno Vietnam-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 as the Second Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
- Jan 29, 2026
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ochi Holds Meeting with WIPO Director General Tang
- Jan 22, 2026
- State Minister Ino Holds Meeting with Hon. Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, Minister of International Relations and Trade of the Republic of Namibia
- Jan 22, 2026
- Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa Visits Davos, Switzerland
- Jan 20, 2026
- Syria-Palestine-Iraq Economic Recovery and Development Forum Held
- Jan 20, 2026
- Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Visits Republic of India to Attend Japan-India Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Workshop & B2B Session
- Jan 19, 2026
- State Minister Ino Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Gijs Tuinman, State Secretary for Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Jan 19, 2026
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Komori Attends the 8th Japan-Pakistan Government-Business Joint Dialogue and the Pakistan Business Forum
- Jan 15, 2026
- Singapore-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2025 Held as the First Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
- Jan 15, 2026
- Minister Akazawa Visits the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Jan 8, 2026
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ochi Receives a Courtesy Call from the Japan-U.S. Business Council
- Jan 8, 2026
- Minister Akazawa Receives a Courtesy Call from Chair Yasunaga of Keidanren’s Committee on the Global South and Japan-Brazil Economic Committee
- Jan 8, 2026
- Consultation Committee on the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative