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Mar 30, 2026
Minister Akazawa Attends Meeting of the G7 Energy and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Mar 28, 2026
Interim Arrangements for the WTO Agreement on Electronic Commerce Adopted
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 13, 2026
Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Helene Budliger Artieda, State Secretary and Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Switzerland
Mar 12, 2026
State Minister Ino Attends Nuclear Energy Summit 2026
Mar 11, 2026
Minister Akazawa Attends G7 Energy Ministers’ Meeting
Mar 10, 2026
Minister Akazawa Holds Online Meeting with H.E. Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
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”
Mar 3, 2026
Consultation Committee on the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative
Mar 2, 2026
METI Establishes the Iran Situation Energy Response Headquarters
Feb 27, 2026
First Policy Dialogue Based on the Japan-Canada Memorandum of Cooperation on Industrial Science and Technology
Feb 25, 2026
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Komori Receives a Courtesy Call from Mr. Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the Republic of India
Feb 24, 2026
Minister Akazawa Holds Teleconference with H.E. Howard W. Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America
Feb 23, 2026
Minister Akazawa Attends the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting (Online)
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 17, 2026
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Komori Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iceland
Feb 16, 2026
Indonesia-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 Held as the Fourth Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
Feb 14, 2026
Minister Akazawa Attends Trade Ministerial Meeting on Critical Minerals Held by the Honorable Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative
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 26, 2026
Results of the Survey on Losses from Online Piracy of Japan-Origin Content Compiled
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 21, 2026
State Minister Ino Holds Meeting with Ms. Maja Lundbäck, State Secretary to Minister for Energy, Business and Industry of the Kingdom of Sweden
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 10, 2026
Consultation Committee on the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative
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