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News Releases (in provisional translation)
- Sep 17, 2021
- Review of the End User List
- Sep 15, 2021
- Ninth East Asia Summit Economic Ministers' Meeting Held
- Sep 15, 2021
- 27th ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) - METI Consultations Held
- Sep 13, 2021
- TCFD Summit 2021 to be Held
- Sep 13, 2021
- ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings Held
- Sep 9, 2021
- State Minister Nagasaka Holds Video Conference with Mr. Graham Stuart, Minister for Exports, the U.K.
- Sep 9, 2021
- IAEA senior officials came to Japan and had a discussion toward the full-scale implementation of the review on the safety of ALPS treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
- Sep 8, 2021
- The 2nd Supply Chain Resilience Forum to Be Held
- Sep 8, 2021
- METI and Gazprom Sign a Memorandum of Cooperation on Hydrogen, Ammonia, CCS, and CCU/Carbon Recycling
- Sep 6, 2021
- State Minister Ejima Visits Turkmenistan
- Sep 6, 2021
- International Forum on the Super Aging Challenge to Be Held
- Sep 6, 2021
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Munekiyo Meets with H.E. Mr. Ville Skinnari, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Finland
- Sep 6, 2021
- J-Bridge Platform U.S. Launch Event; Carbon Neutrality and Hydrogen Seminar to Be Held
- Sep 1, 2021
- Japan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai Announces Sixth Wave of Sponsors and Donors (Three new sponsors and three new donors to offer their support)
- Sep 1, 2021
- One Month to Go Before Expo 2020 Dubai
- Aug 31, 2021
- Minister Kajiyama Holds a meeting with H.E. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
- Aug 20, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (August 2021)
- Aug 19, 2021
- Minister Kajiyama’s meeting with IAEA Director General Grossi: Agreement on launch of review missions, Discussion of new activities towards continuous use of nuclear energy
- Aug 19, 2021
- Interim Report of “Study Group on International Taxation in the Digital Economy” Compiled
- Aug 19, 2021
- Japan Requests the Establishment of a Panel under the WTO Agreement Regarding China's Measure Imposing Anti-Dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Products Originating from Japan
- Aug 11, 2021
- Public Notice and Inspection Regarding Plans for Offshore Power Generation
- Aug 11, 2021
- METI and Thailand's Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Digital Economy and Society Sign a Memorandum of Cooperation toward Promoting LIPE, Which Will Help Achieve Thailand 4.0
- Aug 10, 2021
- Winners of the Award for Academic Startups 2021 Program Selected
- Aug 10, 2021
- Decision to Extend the Taxable Period of Anti-Dumping Duties on Potassium Hydroxide Originating in the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China
- Aug 3, 2021
- Enhancement of Japan-ASEAN IP Cooperation
- Aug 3, 2021
- Announcement of the Result of the Call for the FY2020 Tertiary Supplementary Budget's Asia Digital Transformation (ADX) Promotion Project
- Jul 30, 2021
- Results of FY2020 E-Commerce Market Survey Compiled
- Jul 30, 2021
- Report "GOVERNANCE INNOVATION Ver. 2: A Guide to Designing and Implementing Agile Governance" Compiled
- Jul 26, 2021
- Interim Report Formulated Regarding the Study Group on Licensing Environment of Standard Essential Patents
- Jul 26, 2021
- Roadmap for Carbon Recycling Technologies Revised
- Jul 26, 2021
- State Minister Ejima Holds Meeting with H.E. Serdar Berdymukhamedov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Turkmenistan
- Jul 26, 2021
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Sato attends WTO-related (Ottawa Group) Ministerial Meeting via Video Conference
- Jul 20, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (July 2021)
- Jul 20, 2021
- Online Event NET ZERO Leaders Summit (Japan Business Conference 2021) Will Be Held to Promote Japan's Investment Environment and Efforts toward Net Zero
- Jul 16, 2021
- R&D and Social Implementation Plan Formulated for "Next-generation Aircraft Development" Projects
- Jul 15, 2021
- Third Japan-Australia Ministerial Economic Dialogue Held
- Jul 15, 2021
- Invitation for Public Comments on the Outline of “New Data Management Methods and Framework to Promote Value Creation through Data (Tentative)” (Draft)
- Jul 15, 2021
- European Blockchain Workshop Held
- Jul 14, 2021
- Tokyo “Beyond-Zero” Week 2021 to be Held
- Jul 14, 2021
- Release of Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2021
- Jul 13, 2021
- Steel Demand Prospects for the Second Quarter of FY2021 (July-September 2021)
- Jul 13, 2021
- The 4th Japan-U.K. Industrial Policy Dialogue Held
- Jul 9, 2021
- Results of Adoptions for Subsidies for Temporary-Secondment Start-Ups:Businesses Adopted for Subsidies through the First Public Call for the FY2021 Budget
- Jul 9, 2021
- Call for Public Comments on "AI Governance Guidelines for Implementation of AI Principles Ver. 1.0" Opens
- Jul 9, 2021
- METI Issues Sanctions for Violating the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act
- Jul 9, 2021
- Winners of the Supply Chain Innovation Award 2021 Recognized
- Jul 9, 2021
- The Government of Japan signed on IAEA's support for handling of ALPS treated water at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
- Jul 8, 2021
- New International Standards for Framework for Development and Operation of Smart City Infrastructures Issued
- Jul 8, 2021
- Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE
- Jul 6, 2021
- Accusation against Tonegawa-Seiko Co., Ltd. on Charges of Violating the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act
- Jul 6, 2021
- A EU-Japan AI Workshop on Monitoring AI Systems’ Operations Held
- Jul 2, 2021
- Successful Applicants Selected for the Program for Promoting Investment in Japan to Strengthen Supply Chains (Second Call)
- Jul 2, 2021
- Model Examples Selected for the 2021 Climate Transition Finance Model Projects
- Jul 2, 2021
- Minister Kajiyama Holds a Telephone Conference with H.E. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
- Jul 1, 2021
- Japan Reports on Progress in Preparation for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, at the 168th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
- Jul 1, 2021
- Call for Outstanding Businesses as Applicants for FY2021 Excellent Green Logistics Commendation Program
- Jul 1, 2021
- The Eleventh Career Education Awards and the Tenth Awards for Partnerships for Career Education Promotion to Be Held
- Jun 30, 2021
- The 164th Survey of SME Business Conditions (April-June 2021) Released
- Jun 30, 2021
- Eleven Programs Certified as FY2021 1st Mathematics, Data Science and AI Smart Higher Education Programs (Literacy Level)
- Jun 30, 2021
- 11th Conference on Critical Materials and Minerals Held
- Jun 30, 2021
- Study Group toward Achieving Human Capital Management to Have Its First Meeting
- Jun 29, 2021
- Platform Economics Study Group Meeting to Be Held
- Jun 29, 2021
- Release of the White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2021
- Jun 28, 2021
- Call for Applicants for the FY2021 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards (PS Awards 2021) Program Starts
- Jun 28, 2021
- Interim Report Compiled on an Appropriate Form for the Regulations on Fuel Cell Vehicles
- Jun 28, 2021
- Successful Applicants Decided for Femtech Demonstration Projects Supporting the Health and Continued Employment of Working Women
- Jun 28, 2021
- METI and Thai Government Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Smart Industrial Safety
- Jun 25, 2021
- First Proposal of the Study Group on Collaboration of Regional Areas and Sports Club Industry Compiled
- Jun 25, 2021
- The 2021 Report on Compliance by Major Trading Partners with Trade Agreements (WTO, FTA/EPA and IIA) and the METI Priorities Based on the 2021 Report Released
- Jun 24, 2021
- State Minister Ejima Holds Video Conference with H.E. Serdar Berdymuhamedov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Turkmenistan
- Jun 24, 2021
- IP5 Offices Agreed on New Cooperation on AI and Harmonization of Patent Prosecution Procedures Results of the 14th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting
- Jun 24, 2021
- Minister Kajiyama Holds Video Conference with the Hon. Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade of Canada
- Jun 22, 2021
- New International Standard for Printing Plate Dimensions Issued
- Jun 22, 2021
- Scope of the Act on Issuance of Certificates of Origin under Economic Partnership Agreement Added to RCEP Agreement
- Jun 22, 2021
- “Asia CCUS Network" has launched
- Jun 21, 2021
- Developing an International Standard for Energy Efficiency in IT
- Jun 21, 2021
- New International Standard for Safe Use of IoT Products and Systems Issued
- Jun 21, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (June 2021)
- Jun 21, 2021
- The Special Meeting of ASEAN Ministers on Energy and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
- Jun 18, 2021
- Japanese Airlines Fly with Domestically Produced Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
- Jun 18, 2021
- "Green Growth Strategy through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050" Formulated
- Jun 18, 2021
- Decision to Impose a Definitive Anti-Dumping Duty on Dipotassium Carbonate Originating in the Republic of Korea