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News Releases (in provisional translation)
- Mar 24, 2020
- Easy-to-Understand Video Clip Produced Explaining Measures for Addressing Novel Coronavirus Disease
- Mar 23, 2020
- Examples of Design-Driven Management in Leading Companies Compiled
- Mar 23, 2020
- Japan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai Announces Fourth Wave of Sponsors and Donors (Nine new sponsors and two new donors to offer their support)
- Mar 19, 2020
- Video Clip on How to Wash Fabric Face Masks Produced
- Mar 19, 2020
- Japan Requests the Establishment of a Panel under the WTO Agreement Regarding India’s Measures Concerning Tariff Increase on ICT Products
- Mar 11, 2020
- SME Financial Consultation Counter to Open as a Measure Supporting SMEs and Small Enterprises Affected by Novel Coronavirus Disease
- Mar 11, 2020
- Program for Remote Health Consultation Services to Start
- Mar 11, 2020
- The Eighth Japan-Korea Export Control Policy Dialogue
- Mar 10, 2020
- METI to Request Ordering Companies to Take Appropriate Care in Trading with Individual Business Operators and Freelancers Affected by Novel Coronavirus Disease
- Mar 10, 2020
- METI to Request Main Subcontracting Companies to Further Take Appropriate Care in Trading with their Subcontractors Affected by Novel Coronavirus Disease
- Mar 10, 2020
- Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Emergency Measures for Stabilizing Living Conditions of the Public
- Mar 9, 2020
- Publish Information on Free-of-Charge and discounted Support Services Provided by Private Companies as Responses to Novel Coronavirus Disease with Standardized Open Data
- Mar 9, 2020
- Opening Ceremony of Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R) Held with Prime Minister Abe and METI Minister Kajiyama
- Mar 6, 2020
- Types of Used Vehicles Subject to the Subsidies for Safety Support Cars Determined
- Mar 6, 2020
- Announcement on the Eighth Japan-Korea Export Control Policy Dialogue
- Mar 3, 2020
- Twentieth Meeting of Committee on Planning of the Corporate Reporting Lab Held
- Mar 3, 2020
- Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Act for Partial Revision of the Installment Sales Act
- Mar 2, 2020
- Forty Enterprises Selected under the 2020 Health & Productivity Stock Selection Program
- Mar 2, 2020
- Announcement of Organizations Recognized under the 2020 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program
- Feb 28, 2020
- Preliminary Report of the 2019 Census of Manufacture Compiled
- Feb 28, 2020
- Third Japan-U.K. Industrial Policy Dialogue Held
- Feb 28, 2020
- Measure for Supporting SMEs Affected by Novel Coronavirus to be Taken (Designation of Areas Subject to No.4 Safety Nets for Financing Guarantee)
- Feb 25, 2020
- METI to Hold the Monodzukuri Exhibition (Manufacturing Exhibition)
- Feb 25, 2020
- METI State Minister Matsumoto Attends the National Assembly of Young Entrepreneurs Group of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Held in Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Visits an Exhibition of Regional Specialties in which All Exhibitors Employed Cashless Payment Systems
- Feb 25, 2020
- Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Act of Partial Revision of the Electricity Business Act and Other Acts for Establishing Resilient and Sustainable Electricity Supply Systems
- Feb 21, 2020
- JPO Strengthens Cooperative Activities in IP Fields to Help Achieve Sustainable Economic Growth in African Countries
- Feb 21, 2020
- The Third Meeting on Japan-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Held
- Feb 21, 2020
- Announcement on the Eighth Japan-Korea Export Control Policy Dialogue
- Feb 20, 2020
- Automobile Industry Council for Studying Countermeasures against the Novel Coronavirus to be Launched
- Feb 20, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (February 2020)
- Feb 19, 2020
- The 27th Asian Export Control Seminar Held
- Feb 19, 2020
- JPO Facilitates the Spread of Green Technologies in the World
- Feb 19, 2020
- Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with WIPO Director General Gurry
- Feb 18, 2020
- Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Act on Improvement of Transparency and Fairness in Trading on Specified Digital Platforms
- Feb 18, 2020
- Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Act on Promotion of Developing/Supplying and Introducing Systems Making Use of Specified Advanced Information Communication Technologies
- Feb 17, 2020
- Symposium on Diversity Management to be Held
- Feb 17, 2020
- “2020 Health and Productivity Management Award Event” to be Held
- Feb 14, 2020
- Expert Committee for Quantitative Assessment of Energy Resilience Holds its First Meeting
- Feb 14, 2020
- Relaxation of Import and Export Procedures and other Treatment as Responses to the Novel Coronavirus Epidemic
- Feb 14, 2020
- METI to Request Main Subcontracting Companies to Take Appropriate Care in Trading with their Subcontractors Affected by Novel Coronavirus
- Feb 14, 2020
- FY2018 Reports on Storage of Mercury, etc. and Management of Mercury-Containing Recyclable Resources based on the Mercury Pollution Prevention Act
- Feb 14, 2020
- Council on Electricity Cybersecurity Measures Holds its First Meeting
- Feb 13, 2020
- World’s Largest-Class Hydrogen Producing Base Using Renewable Energy to Start in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture
- Feb 12, 2020
- Mr. Dean Fujioka to Serve as Ambassador to the World Robot Summit 2020
- Feb 12, 2020
- Memorandum of Cooperation on Product Safety Concluded between METI and TISI, Thailand
- Feb 10, 2020
- METI State Minister Matsumoto Visits the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Djibouti and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Feb 10, 2020
- The Subcommittee on Handling of the ALPS Treated Water Report published
- Feb 4, 2020
- Memorandum of Cooperation on Strengthening Energy and Infrastructure Finance and Market Building Cooperation Concluded between Japan and the United States
- Feb 4, 2020
- Questionnaire Survey toward New Program “Digital Transformation Stock Selection (DX Stock) 2020” to be Conducted
- Feb 4, 2020
- Survey of Factory Location Trends in the First Half of 2019 (Preliminary Report) (January-June)
- Feb 3, 2020
- “Hama Tech Channel” – New Portal Expresses the Hopes and Dreams of Fukushima Businesses and Residents
- Feb 3, 2020
- First Steps in Asia DX Program – Meet Ups with Upcoming Indonesian Companies
- Feb 3, 2020
- Important Notice for Trade License Applicants in Kanto Area
- Feb 3, 2020
- Briefing Session on the current status of Multi-nuclide removal equipment (ALPS) treated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
- Jan 30, 2020
- Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd. Determined as Business to Open Restaurant at the Japan Pavilion of the Expo 2020 Dubai
- Jan 30, 2020
- Preliminary Report of 2019 Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities Compiled
- Jan 30, 2020
- Study Group on Security Assessment of Cloud Services Compiles its Discussion Results into Report
- Jan 30, 2020
- Shiseido Company, Limited Selected as Winner of the METI Minister’s Award for the Corporate Governance of the Year 2019
- Jan 29, 2020
- Consultation Counters to Open as Measure for Supporting SMEs and Small Enterprises in Addressing Novel Coronavirus
- Jan 29, 2020
- Business Restructuring Study Group to be Inaugurated
- Jan 29, 2020
- METI State Minister Makihara Visits Switzerland and France
- Jan 29, 2020
- Japan-Thailand Symposium on Smart Industrial Safety 2020 to be Held
- Jan 27, 2020
- Grand Prix Winners of the Japan Healthcare Business Contest (JHeC) 2020 Selected
- Jan 27, 2020
- Trial to Reduce Plastic Checkout Bags at Internal Government Stores starts
- Jan 27, 2020
- "10 Recommendations for Eco-Driving" Revised
- Jan 24, 2020
- Ministerial Meeting on WTO Negotiations on Electronic Commerce under Osaka Track Process
- Jan 23, 2020
- Results of the Regional Economic and Industrial Research (October-December 2019) Compiled
- Jan 22, 2020
- Pre-Demonstration Tests for a Small-sized Bus with an Autonomous Driving System to be Conducted in Advance of Scheduled Demonstration Tests for Mid-sized Buses with Autonomous Driving Systems
- Jan 22, 2020
- Project for Demonstration Drone Flight Tests inside Facilities of Petrochemical Plant to be Conducted
- Jan 22, 2020
- 20 Final Participants Confirmed for Dispatch to Silicon Valley under the Start Next Innovator 2019 Program
- Jan 20, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (January 2020)
- Jan 20, 2020
- Carbon Credits Issued for Three Projects under Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) with Indonesia
- Jan 17, 2020
- METI State Minister Makihara Visits the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar
- Jan 17, 2020
- AIST to Establish International Joint Research Center for Zero-Emission Technologies
- Jan 15, 2020
- METI Minister Kajiyama Visits the United States
- Jan 14, 2020
- Japan and Abu Dhabi, UAE, Agree to Continue and Expand their Joint Oil Storage Project
- Jan 14, 2020
- Joint Statement on Trilateral Meeting of Trade Ministers Released
- Jan 14, 2020
- New Support page Opens on JPO Website to Assist Personnel in Charge of IP
- Jan 14, 2020
- First Meeting of the Study Group on Improvement of Sustainable Corporate Value and Sophistication of Human Capital to be Held
- Jan 14, 2020
- Full Text of the Registration Dossier Concerning the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Released
- Jan 10, 2020
- METI Minister Kajiyama Visits Australia
- Jan 8, 2020
- Experience-based Test-drive Events for “Safety Support Cars” to be Held in Eight Places across Japan
- Jan 6, 2020
- Explanatory Meeting on Digital Transformation Stock Selection (Tentative Name) to be Held
- Jan 6, 2020
- New Digital Filing System for Industrial and Product Safety Laws Developed
- Dec 27, 2019
- Introduction of Fee-incurring Plastic Checkout Bags Starts in July 2020 in All Stores across Japan
- Dec 27, 2019
- Area Offshore Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Designated for Power Generating Project
- Dec 27, 2019
- Cybersecurity Guidelines for Energy Resource Aggregation Business Revised
- Dec 27, 2019
- FY2019 Follow-up Survey on the Progress in the Voluntary-based Action Plans of the Industries Conducted
- Dec 27, 2019
- Japan Submitted the Registration Dossier of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan to the BIE
- Dec 27, 2019
- Winners of the Eighth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards
- Dec 27, 2019
- New Indices to Measure Consumer Sentiment and Product and Commodity Prices.
- Dec 26, 2019
- Call for Public Comments on Draft Guidelines on Approaches to Hybrid-type Virtual Shareholders Meetings to Open
- Dec 26, 2019
- Call for Public Comments on the Draft Report Titled “GOVERNANCE INNOVATION: Redesigning Law and Architecture in the Age of Society 5.0” Opens
- Dec 25, 2019
- Twenty-four Successful Applicants for the FY2019 Research Project for Developing Resources for Geothermal Power Generation Announced
- Dec 25, 2019
- Results of Quarterly Survey of Overseas Subsidiaries Compiled (July-September in 2019)
- Dec 25, 2019
- Sixth Japan-EU Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility Held