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News Releases (in provisional translation)
- Aug 13, 2019
- Simplification of Import/Export Procedures for Goods Related to CITES
- Aug 13, 2019
- Introduction of a System to Issue Alligator Skin Tags
- Aug 13, 2019
- METI Commences Training for Advanced Certification for Omotenashi Skills Standards
- Aug 9, 2019
- Revised Version of Guidelines on Animation Industry Subcontracting Formulated
- Aug 9, 2019
- Series of Seminars on Incorporating Foreign Human Resources in the Manufacturing Industry Held in Ten Places Across Japan
- Aug 9, 2019
- Call for Stopping Use of Battery Packs Manufactured by Shenzhen Ollop Technology Co., Ltd. Found in Rechargeable Vacuum Cleaners in Online Shopping Malls
- Aug 8, 2019
- Ten Startups Selected as Recipients of Support Measures under the first round of IPAS2019
- Aug 7, 2019
- Japan-ASEAN IP Cooperation Programs Enhanced
- Aug 6, 2019
- Japanese Innovations on the World Stage
- Aug 6, 2019
- Report Titled “How to Design ‘Public’ in a digital age” Compiled
- Aug 2, 2019
- Sixteenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Aug 2, 2019
- The Cabinet Approved Partial Amendment to the Export Trade Control Order
- Aug 1, 2019
- METI Minister Seko Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Uttama, Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Thailand
- Aug 1, 2019
- RCEP Ministerial Meeting to be Held
- Jul 29, 2019
- FY2018 Japan’s Independent Development Ratio of Oil and Natural Gas Released
- Jul 29, 2019
- Working Group for Expo 2025 Compiles Report
- Jul 29, 2019
- Winners of the Award for Academic Startups 2019 Program Selected
- Jul 29, 2019
- Japan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai announces first wave of sponsors
- Jul 26, 2019
- The Tenth Joint Committee Meeting of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project Held
- Jul 26, 2019
- METI Fukushima Revitalization Fair to be Held
- Jul 24, 2019
- Convening of Japan Healthcare Business Contest (JHeC) 2020 Determined
- Jul 24, 2019
- Results of the Regional Economic and Industrial Research (April-June 2019)
- Jul 24, 2019
- Japan’s Position on the Press Conference by MOTIE of the ROK on July 24th
- Jul 23, 2019
- New International Standard for Safety Requirements of Medical Robots for Rehabilitation Issued
- Jul 22, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (July 2019)
- Jul 22, 2019
- Committee on Study of Standardizations for Marine Biodegradable Plastics Inaugurated
- Jul 19, 2019
- Event to be held for Presentation by Municipalities on their Visions toward the Air Mobility Revolution
- Jul 19, 2019
- Two Documents Compiled: University Factbook 2019 and Collection of Case Examples of Successful Processes for Building Full-Fledged Organizational-Scale Industry-Academia Collaboration
- Jul 19, 2019
- Successful Projects Selected for Cool-Japan SMEs Project
- Jul 19, 2019
- Twenty-Seventh Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
- Jul 19, 2019
- Today's Press Conference by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea
- Jul 18, 2019
- Key Technologies Shown in Energy Efficiency Technology Strategy 2016 Revised
- Jul 18, 2019
- Aggregate Results of the FY2018 Amount of Recycled and Destroyed Fluorocarbons under the Revised Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law Compiled
- Jul 16, 2019
- Release of the Revised Version of Ito Review 2.0: Biomedical Edition
- Jul 16, 2019
- New International Standard for Safety Requirements of Surgical Robots
- Jul 16, 2019
- Release of the White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2019
- Jul 12, 2019
- Release of Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2019
- Jul 11, 2019
- Event to be Held for Presentations by Municipalities on their Visions toward the Air Mobility Revolution
- Jul 11, 2019
- METI and MIIT Hold the Sixth Meeting of the Japan-China Chemical Industrial Policy Dialogue
- Jul 10, 2019
- [Successfully Adopted Projects after the Third Round of the Call for Applicants under the Subsidy Project J-LOD]Successful Projects Adopted under the Subsidy Project for Creation of Highly Advanced Contents Taking Advantage of Digital Technology
- Jul 10, 2019
- Call for Applicants for New Diversity Management Selection 100 and Diversity Management Selection 100 Prime in FY2019 Starts on July 17 (Wed.)
- Jul 9, 2019
- Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Trade and Investment Insurance Act
- Jul 9, 2019
- Steel Demand Prospects for the Second Quarter of FY2019 (July-September 2019)
- Jul 8, 2019
- Counseling Counters Open for Foreign Residents Working in the Manufacturing Industry
- Jul 8, 2019
- Healthcare Innovation Hub (InnoHub) Opens
- Jul 8, 2019
- Recent Trends in AI-related Inventions
- Jul 4, 2019
- The Guide for SDG Business Management Explained at G20 Meetings
- Jul 4, 2019
- Call for Applicant Universities that Accept IP Strategy Designers under the Project for Dispatching IP Strategy Designers to Universities
- Jul 4, 2019
- Symposium Titled “Next Generation Computer Creates New Business” Held
- Jul 1, 2019
- Call for Applicants for the New Program for Support Involving Intellectual Property Finance Targeting Regional Financial Institutes and Other Entities
- Jul 1, 2019
- The Tenth Career Education Awards and the Ninth Awards for Partnerships for Career Education Promotion to be Held
- Jul 1, 2019
- METI State Minister Isozaki Visits Turkmenistan
- Jul 1, 2019
- Mr. Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia, Attends Meetings Related to the G20 Osaka Summit
- Jul 1, 2019
- Non-fossil Fuel Energy Certificates with Tracking Information to be Sold Utilizing the FY2019 First Auction for Non-Fossil Fuel Energy Certificates
- Jul 1, 2019
- Update of METI's licensing policies and procedures on exports of controlled items to the Republic of Korea
- Jun 28, 2019
- METI Newly Formulates Fair M&A Guidelines: Enhancing Corporate Value and Securing Shareholders’ Interests
- Jun 28, 2019
- Japan Patent Office Prepares Guidebook for Venture Capitalists
- Jun 28, 2019
- Report of the SDG Management / ESG Investment Study Group Compiled
- Jun 28, 2019
- World Robot Summit 2020 to be Held
- Jun 26, 2019
- METI and the Ministry for Ecological and Inclusive Transition of France Exchanged
- Jun 26, 2019
- Call for Applicants for Transportation Businesses to Operate Public-Road Demonstration Tests for Mid-sized Buses with Autonomous Driving Functions
- Jun 26, 2019
- Quarterly Survey of Overseas Subsidiaries Results (January-March 2019)
- Jun 26, 2019
- Round Table Conference on Standardization Held
- Jun 26, 2019
- Results Compiled of the Review on the Circumstances Surrounding the Electricity Business toward the Legal Unbundling of the Transmission/Distribution Sector
- Jun 26, 2019
- The 2019 Report on Compliance by Major Trading Partners with Trade Agreements (WTO, FTA/EPA and IIA) and the METI Priorities Based on the 2019 Report Released
- Jun 25, 2019
- Visions of the “Future Classroom” Program Compiled as Effort toward Educational Reform in the Reiwa Era
- Jun 25, 2019
- Report on New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Passenger Vehicles Compiled
- Jun 24, 2019
- Approval Issued for a Data Sharing Project as the First Business Entitled to Make Use of the System for Permitting Businesses to Request Public Data
- Jun 24, 2019
- Recall of Bicycles and Electric Power Assisted Bicycles with Built-in Locking Mechanism Simultaneously Working Handlebar Lock and Circle Lock (Free Product Inspection and Repair)
- Jun 24, 2019
- Series of Seminars on Incorporating Foreign Human Resources into the Manufacturing Industry to be Held
- Jun 24, 2019
- Newly Selected Startups Released under the Public-Private Joint Initiative for Supporting Startups called “J-Startup Program”
- Jun 21, 2019
- Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission
- Jun 20, 2019
- Report Compiled by the Study Group on Improvement of Effectiveness of Product Recalls under the Consumer Product Safety Act
- Jun 20, 2019
- Symposium Celebrating Inauguration of the Council for Electrified Vehicle Society to be Held
- Jun 20, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (June 2019)
- Jun 19, 2019
- Results of the 2018 Survey on Selected Service Industries Compiled (Preliminary Report)
- Jun 19, 2019
- Business and Policy Examples for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth through Trade and Investment Publicized
- Jun 19, 2019
- The 2nd Well Aging Society Summit Asia-Japan to be Held
- Jun 18, 2019
- Cabinet Decides Basic Plan for Small Enterprise Promotion (Second Version)
- Jun 18, 2019
- Japan and France Agree to Strengthen Ties in Commercial Aircraft Industry
- Jun 18, 2019
- “Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 2.0” Formulated
- Jun 18, 2019
- Acceptance of Applications Commences for Participation in the Overseas Job Fair Project
- Jun 18, 2019
- Twenty-Sixth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
- Jun 18, 2019
- Smart Mobility Challenge Project Launched
- Jun 18, 2019
- G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transitions and Global Environment for Sustainable Growth Held
- Jun 17, 2019
- Supplementary Document to the Nine Actions for Successful Cross-border M&A Compiled to Present Roles Expected of CFOs, Executive Officers Responsible for Legal Affairs and Outside Directors in Companies’ Cross-border M&A
- Jun 17, 2019
- Guidelines for Cyber-Physical Security Measures for Building Systems (First Version) Formulated
- Jun 17, 2019
- Global Niche Top Companies Survey Compiled
- Jun 17, 2019
- The 12th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting held
- Jun 17, 2019
- The International Roundtable on Final Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste to be Held
- Jun 14, 2019
- Announcement of METI’s Efforts Regarding Measures for Securing Smooth and Appropriate Transfer of Consumption Tax as of the End of March 2019
- Jun 14, 2019
- G20-IEA Hydrogen Report Launch Event Held
- Jun 13, 2019
- Current State of Enforcement of the Act on Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (Collection Results) and Results of Recycling Efforts by Home Appliance Manufacturers (FY2018 Results)
- Jun 13, 2019
- METI State Minister Seki Visits the Russia, Slovenia, and North Macedonia
- Jun 13, 2019
- Fifteenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Jun 12, 2019
- Trade Remedy Seminar to be Held
- Jun 11, 2019
- Details of SME Cybersecurity Project (Cybersecurity Support Ranger) Demonstration Released
- Jun 11, 2019
- FY2018 Measures to Promote Manufacturing Technology (White Paper on Monodzukuri 2019) Released
- Jun 10, 2019
- Two Institutes in India were certified as members of the Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM)
- Jun 10, 2019
- First Japan-China Ministerial Dialogue on Industry between METI and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China Held (Summary of the Results)
- Jun 10, 2019
- G20 Ibaraki-Tsukuba Ministerial Meeting on Trade and Digital Economy Held
- Jun 10, 2019
- METI Minister Seko had a Meeting with H.E. Mr. Maksim Stanislavovich Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development, Special Representative for Trade and Economic Cooperation with Japan of the Russian Federation
- Jun 10, 2019
- METI Minister Seko Holds a Meeting with Minister Le Maire, France
- Jun 7, 2019
- Public-Road Demonstration Tests of Autonomous Driving System Using Driverless Trucks in Caravan on Expressway to be Held
- Jun 7, 2019
- Official Website for Revision of Automobile Taxation Systems Launched
- Jun 7, 2019
- Film Industry Survey Planned to Further Develop Human Resources in the Business
- Jun 7, 2019
- METI Minister Seko Attends a Signing Ceremony of Memorandum of Cooperation between Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) and a Group of Japanese and Foreign International Banks to Encourage Mobilizing the capital of Institutional Investors for Infrastructure Exports
- Jun 7, 2019
- Roadmap for Carbon Recycling Technologies Formulated
- Jun 7, 2019
- The Cabinet Approves the FY 2018 Annual Report on Energy (Japan’s Energy White Paper 2019)
- Jun 3, 2019
- New Value of Fuel Efficiency Standards for Passenger Vehicles and Other Targets Presented
- Jun 3, 2019
- Plan for Advancement of Integration and Streamlining of Distribution Business Approved under the Act on Advancement of Integration and Streamlining of Distribution Business
- May 31, 2019
- Organizer of World Expo 2025 designated under the Act on Special Measures Necessary for Preparing for and Managing the World Expo 2025
- May 31, 2019
- METI Revises the “Guidebook for Introducing Incentive Plans for Sustainable Corporate Growth as Board Members’ Compensation to Encourage Companies to Promote Proactive Business Management”
- May 31, 2019
- METI State Minister Isozaki Visits Canada
- May 31, 2019
- METI Minister Seko Visits the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Singapore
- May 31, 2019
- The Guide for SDG Business Management Compiled
- May 29, 2019
- METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishikawa Visit to Chile, Brazil, Peru and the United States
- May 29, 2019
- Japan reported the Progress in Preparations for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, at 165th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
- May 27, 2019
- New International Standard for Partially-Automated Parking Systems proposed by Japan was issued.
- May 27, 2019
- Addition of Businesses Required to Submit Prior Notification Concerning Inward Direct Investment, etc.
- May 24, 2019
- Super Creators Certified under Exploratory IT Human Resources Project
- May 24, 2019
- METI Minister Seko Attends Sixth Trilateral Meeting of Trade Ministers, OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting
- May 23, 2019
- Demonstration Test of Drones Taking Advantage of Quasi-Zenith Satellite System called “Michibiki” Conducted
- May 23, 2019
- Joint Statement on Trilateral Meeting of the Trade Ministers Released
- May 23, 2019
- Announcement of the Winners of the Nippon Venture Awards
- May 22, 2019
- Symposium for Smart Mobility Challenge to be Held
- May 21, 2019
- Options for Rulemaking to Address the Rise of Platform Businesses Released
- May 21, 2019
- METI Nudge Unit Inaugurated
- May 21, 2019
- TCFD Consortium to be inaugurated
- May 20, 2019
- Fourth Round of Certification Issued to IT-Training Courses Meeting the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- May 20, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (May 2019)
- May 20, 2019
- New JIS as Safety Standards for Robot Services Established
- May 20, 2019
- METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishikawa Visited Belgium
- May 20, 2019
- METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishikawa Attends the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting