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Nov 20, 2023: State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Iwata and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuji to Visit Ukraine

Nov 17, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Attends Ministerial Meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)

Nov 16, 2026: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Attends the Opening Ceremony of the Japan Branch of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce
Nov 16, 2023: Minister Nishimura Attends the Japan-U.S. Economic Policy Consultative Committee (Economic "2+2") and Issues a Joint Statement
Nov 16, 2023: Minister Nishimura Attends APEC Ministerial Meeting
Nov 16, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Delivers Address at the University of California, Berkeley
Nov 16, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Receives a Courtesy Call from Mr. Sven Schulze, Minister for Economic Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Nov 15, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Receives a Courtesy Call from Mr. Josh Green, Governor of the State of Hawaii

Nov 14, 2023: Opening Ceremony for "Japan Innovation Campus" Held in Silicon Valley, the United States
Nov 14, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Attends Meeting to Exchange Views with the Senior Executives of AI and Semiconductor Companies
Nov 14, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Vahan Kerobyan, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia

Nov 13, 2023: New International Standard for Safe Operation of Service Robots Originating from Japan’s Proposal Issued

Nov 10, 2023: Call for Applicants Starts for Supporting the Development of Generative AI Foundation Models

Nov 9, 2023: Results of the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-5)
Nov 9, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Receives a Courtesy Call from H.E. Mr. Vellamvelli Muraleedharan, Union Minister of State for External Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs of India
Nov 9, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds a Meeting with Mr. Jakob Stausholm, Chief Executive of Rio Tinto, on Aluminum and Critical Minerals

Nov 8, 2023: Comprehensive Evaluation of Seafloor Hydrothermal Deposits Released
Nov 8, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Attends the Annual EU-Japan Business Roundtable
Nov 8, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic

Nov 7, 2023: Prime Minister Kishida and METI Minister Nishimura Receive the ABAC 2023 Report to APEC Economic Leaders
Nov 7, 2023: Minister Nishimura Delivers Guest Speech at the 33rd General Assembly of the Italy-Japan Business Group

Nov 6, 2023: Memorandum of Cooperation on Mining Sector Completed with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines
Nov 6, 2023: METI held the "Inno Vietnam-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2023" in Hanoi to accelerate global open innovation of Japanese companies/startups

Nov 4, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Visits Bangkok, Thailand

Nov 3, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Visits Hanoi, Viet Nam

Nov 2, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Delivers Remark at WDO World Design Assembly Tokyo 2023
Nov 2, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Receives a Courtesy Call from an Australian Parliamentary Delegation
Nov 2, 2023: State Minister Iwata Receives a Courtesy Call from Mr. Goldy Hyder, President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada

Nov 1, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Canada
Nov 1, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives a Courtesy Call from Dr. Carsten Linnemann, Secretary General of the Christian Democratic Union, Member of the German Bundestag

Oct 31, 2023: Certificates of Origin for Chile under Japan-Chile EPA to be Shifted to Issuance in PDF Format

Oct 30, 2023: Second Annual Japan-U.S. Energy Security Dialogue Held
Oct 30, 2023: Japan and Kazakhstan Sign a Memorandum of Cooperation Establishing a Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)
Oct 30, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with Mr. Phosay Sayasone, Minister of Energy and Mines of Lao PDR
Oct 30, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Attends the 5th ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network High Level Meeting

Oct 29, 2023: G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Osaka-Sakai Held

Oct 28, 2023: Minister Nishimura Signs Memorandum of Cooperation on Critical Minerals with the Department for Business and Trade of the United Kingdom
Oct 28, 2023: Japan and the European Union Confirmed the Agreement in principle on Negotiations Concerning Provisions on the “Free Flow of Data” under the Japan-EU EPA
Oct 28, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Attends the 4th EU-Japan High Level Economic Dialogue
Oct 28, 2023: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Attends Japan-Kenya Business Roundtable
Oct 28, 2023: Follow up news release regarding situation about splash of cleaning water onto workers at additional ALPS building in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

Oct 27, 2023: New Energy Efficiency Standards Formulated for Transformers (for Building and Factory)
Oct 27, 2023: METI and BMWK Hold the 21st Vice-Minister-Level Regular Consultation
Oct 27, 2023: The IAEA Conducted a Review Mission Regarding the Safety of the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water from TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea

Oct 26, 2023: New Designation of Tokyo Honzome Chusen as Traditional Craft under the Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries

Oct 25, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Receives Courtesy Call from Chair Yasunaga, Japan-Brazil Economic Committee, Keidanren
Oct 25, 2023: Splash of cleaning water onto workers at additional ALPS building in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

Oct 24, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark

Oct 20, 2023: New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (October 2023)

Oct 19, 2023: Launch of Level 4 System Mobility Acceleration Committee for Realization of New Automated Driving Mobility Services by FY2025
Oct 19, 2023: Vice-Ministerial Meeting of the Japan-U.S. Economic Policy Consultative Committee (Economic “2+2”)
Oct 19, 2023: State Minister Iwata Holds a Conference with Ms. Lydie Evrard, Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Oct 18, 2023: Guidelines for Promoting the Development of EV Charging Infrastructure Formulated
Oct 18, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Holds Meeting with Mr. Petr Třešňák, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic

Oct 17, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Maitha bint Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, and other officials of the United Arab Emirates
Oct 17, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives a Courtesy Call from Governor Murphy of the State of New Jersey
Oct 17, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Delivers Guest Speech at a Business Leaders’ Summit Hosted by the Basque Government of the Kingdom of Spain

Oct 16, 2023: Tokyo GX Week Held
Oct 16, 2023: "JP-US-EU Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Week for the Indo-Pacific Region" Held

Oct 13, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Delivers Guest Speech at Japan-U.S. Southeast Association
Oct 13, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Holds a Meeting with H.E. Mr. Sassou-N’Guesso, Minister of International Cooperation and Promotion of Public/Private Partnership of the Republic of Congo
Oct 13, 2023: State Minister Sakai Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Nicolas Grau, Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, Chile

Oct 11, 2023: GGX x TCFD Summit 2023 Held
Oct 11, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting Online with H.E. Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India

Oct 10, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives Courtesy Call from Delegation of Members of Parliament of India

Oct 8, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Visits Melbourne, Australia

Oct 6, 2023: Leaders Session of the 5th RD20 Conference Held
Oct 6, 2023: J-Startup Impact Launched as Public-Private Program for Supporting the Growth of Impact Startups
Oct 6, 2023: METI State Minister Iwata Visits the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Oct 6, 2023: 10th Annual Meeting of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) Held
Oct 6, 2023: Outcomes of the 16th ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Policy Meeting
Oct 6, 2023: METI, JOGMEC and PETRONAS Have Concluded MoC on Cross-Border Transportation of CO2 for CCS Businesses

Oct 5, 2023: I-OPEN PROJECT Designated Recipient of Good Design Award 2023
Oct 5, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives a Courtesy Call from Ms. Suzanne Clark, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Oct 5, 2023: Minister Nishimura Attends Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Ministerial Meeting
Oct 5, 2023: Announcement of participants and outline of the "ASEAN-Japan Generation Z Business Leaders' Summit"

Oct 4, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Holds Meeting with Dr. Martina Hirayama, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland
Oct 4, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshida Receives Courtesy Call from Ms. Indiana Trejos, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica
Oct 4, 2023: Third International Conference on Fuel Ammonia Held
Oct 4, 2023: Minister Nishimura Participated in the Tokyo GX Roundtable

Oct 3, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Visits Kyoto

Oct 2, 2023: METI to Hold the 6th Well Aging Society Summit Asia-Japan (WASS)
Oct 2, 2023: Paper Titled “Addressing the Challenges of Financed Emissions” Compiled
Oct 2, 2023: Release of the Results of the FY2023 Annual User Satisfaction Surveys on Examination Quality

Sep 29, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Attends IEA Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit
Sep 29, 2023: Winners of the 17th Kids Design Awards Program's Grand Award and Excellence Awards Announced
Sep 29, 2023: AZEC International Conference to Promote the JCM and Develop Carbon Markets Held
Sep 29, 2023: Launch of Nuclear Supply Chain Platform Website

Sep 28, 2023: The Fifth International Conference on Carbon Recycling Held
Sep 28, 2023: The Third Asia CCUS Network Forum Held

Sep 27, 2023: Call for Applicants for FY2023 “Nadeshiko Brands” and “Next Nadeshiko: Companies Supporting Dual-career and Co-parenting” Starts Today
Sep 27, 2023: Results of Quarterly Survey of Overseas Subsidiaries Compiled (April - June 2023)
Sep 27, 2023: Plenary Session of Tokyo GX Week 2023 Held
Sep 27, 2023: The 3rd Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting Held
Sep 27, 2023: State Minister Sakai Attends the 67th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Sep 27, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives Courtesy Call from Mr. Marcus Wallenberg, Chair of Investor AB, under the Wallenberg Foundations of Sweden

Sep 26, 2023: Establishment of Ministerial Economic and Energy Dialogue of the “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue

Sep 25, 2023: Sixth Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting Held
Sep 25, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Receives a Courtesy Call from a U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves

Sep 22, 2023: Fifth Round of Selection of Applicants for the J-Innovation Hub Initiative
Sep 22, 2023: Preliminary Survey for the Development of Generative AI Foundation Model to be Commenced
Sep 22, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Signs Memorandum of Cooperation on Industrial Science and Technology with Canada
Sep 22, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Signs Memorandum of Cooperation Concerning Battery Supply Chains with Canada
Sep 22, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Visits Canada

Sep 21, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with Mr. Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
Sep 21, 2023: Agreement Reached on Inauguration of AZEC Japan-Indonesia Joint Task Force in Indonesia
Sep 21, 2023: System for the Team Supporting AI Examinations to be Enhanced to Achieve Efficient and Highest-Quality Examinations of AI-Related Inventions

Sep 20, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic, Minister of Mining and Energy, the Republic of Serbia

Sep 13, 2023: State Minister Nakatani Receives Courtesy Call from the Hydrogen Taskforce of Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF)
Sep 13, 2023: State Minister Nakatani Receives Courtesy Call from Mr. Martin Dulig, State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport & Deputy Premier of the Free State of Saxony, Germany

Sep 12, 2023: Cabinet Decision on the “Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of Part of the Act for Partial Revision of the Electricity Business Act and Other Acts for Establishing Electricity Supply Systems for Realizing a Decarbonized Society”

Sep 11, 2023: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi Delivers Keynote Speech at the Joint Meeting of the Japan-Midwest U.S. Association
Sep 11, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives a Courtesy Call from Mr. Eric J. Holcomb, Governor of the State of Indiana
Sep 11, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives a Courtesy Call from Ms. Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of the State of Michigan
Sep 11, 2023: Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for the Japanese Government Pavilion (Japan Pavilion) at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Sep 8, 2023: METI State Minister Ota Visits Munich, Germany
Sep 8, 2023: Global Event Called MOMENT 2023 to be Held by Inviting Global Top-Level Venture Capitalists and Startups
Sep 8, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi Receives a Courtesy Call from a Delegation of MPs from the Committee on the Labour Market of the Parliament of Sweden

Sep 7, 2023: Minister Nishimura Visits the United Kingdom

Sep 5, 2023: Minister Nishimura Visits the Republic of Türkiye, Holds Meetings with H.E. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Minister of Trade, and H.E. Dr. Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and Delivers Address at JETRO-Hosted Business Forum
Sep 5, 2023: The U.S.-Japan CCUS/Carbon Recycling Working Group Held
Sep 5, 2023: METI held the "Indonesia-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2023" in Jakarta to accelerate global open innovation of Japanese companies/startups

Sep 4, 2023: Minister Nishimura Visits Palestine and the State of Israel, Pays Courtesy Calls on Presidents, and Holds Policy Dialogue with Minister of Economy and Industry and Other Meetings
Sep 4, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Nagamine Receives a Courtesy Call from a Delegation of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Led by Rep. Stefanik

Sep 2, 2023: Regarding Disinformation about the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea

Sep 1, 2023: Response to the Government of People's Republic of China（PRC）'s Comments on the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea
Sep 1, 2023: Public Notice and Inspection Regarding Plans for Offshore Power Generation

Aug 31, 2023: Results of FY2022 E-Commerce Market Survey Compiled
Aug 31, 2023: METI held the IPEF Japan Week
Aug 31, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Ana Cecilia Gervasi Diaz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Peru
Aug 31, 2023: METI Formulates Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers

Aug 30, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic Santiago Andrés Cafiero

Aug 29, 2023: Beware of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Caused by Portable Generators during Power Outages and Fire Caused by Power Restoration

Aug 25, 2023: METI State Minister Nakatani Attends ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) and East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM)
Aug 25, 2023: METI Vice-Minister for International Affairs Hosaka Visits India (Attending the G20 Trade and Investment Minister’s Meeting)
Aug 25, 2023: 5th CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held
Aug 25, 2023: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi Visits the United States
Aug 25, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds a Video Conference with H.E. Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Aug 25, 2023: METI will hold the fourth Fast Track Pitch under the “ASEAN-Japan Co-Creation Fast Track Initiative” in Hanoi, Vietnam to accelerate global open innovation of Japanese companies/startups

Aug 24, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives a Courtesy Call from Mr. Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, India
Aug 24, 2023: Upcoming Business and Human Rights Dialogue Event

Aug 23, 2023: METI State Minister Nakatani Visits Semarang, Indonesia (Attending ASEAN Economic Ministerial Meetings)

Aug 22, 2023: Final Version of "ASEAN-Japan Economic Co-Creation Vision" and "Future Design and Action Plan" Released
Aug 22, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Nagamine Receives a Courtesy Call from IEC Secretary-General Metzger
Aug 22, 2023: The 6th Inter-Ministerial Council for Contaminated Water, Treated Water and Decommissioning Issues and the 6th Inter-Ministerial Council for Steady Implementation of the Basic Policy on handling ALPS Treated Water Held
Aug 22, 2023: Video Conference Briefing Session Regarding the Handling of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) Treated Water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

Aug 21, 2023: Applications Open for the 2024 Health & Productivity Stock Selection and 2024 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program
Aug 21, 2023: Response to the Joint Letter of Questions from the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation Concerning the Discharge of Advanced Liquid Processing System （ALPS） Treated Water into the Sea at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

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