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News Releases (in provisional translation)
- Dec 5, 2019
- National Forum of Smart Monodzukuri Supporting Organizations to be Held
- Dec 5, 2019
- Director-General Level Preparatory Meeting for the Seventh Japan-Korea Export Control Policy Dialogue
- Dec 2, 2019
- Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP3) Held
- Nov 29, 2019
- METI’s Draft Action Plan Promoting Use of Electrified Vehicles (xEVs) in Disaster Situations
- Nov 28, 2019
- Japan Reports on Progress in Preparations for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, at the 166th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
- Nov 28, 2019
- METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Miyamoto Attends the First CEFIA Government-Private Forum
- Nov 26, 2019
- METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister, Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, Kingdom of Cambodia
- Nov 26, 2019
- Sixteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK to be Held
- Nov 25, 2019
- Large-scale CCS Demonstration Project in Hokkaido Prefecture, Successfully Injects 300,000 Tons of CO2 cumulatively
- Nov 25, 2019
- Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with Dr. Yoshino Akira, Honorary Fellow, Asahi Kasei Corporation, and Dr. Yoshino Delivers a Speech before METI Staff
- Nov 25, 2019
- FY2019 Anti-Counterfeiting Campaign to be Held Upholding the Slogan “Always do research and use your Good Judgment !!”
- Nov 25, 2019
- Japan-Brazil PPH to Become Available in All Technical Fields
- Nov 22, 2019
- Study Group on Approaches to Making More Substantial the Dialogues for Creation of Sustainable Corporate Value to be Newly Inaugurated
- Nov 22, 2019
- Results of the Fact-finding Survey Targeting People Engaging in Film Production Compiled
- Nov 22, 2019
- The Third JPO-DPIIT Review Meeting Held
- Nov 20, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (November 2019)
- Nov 20, 2019
- New Designation of Gyoda Tabi Socks, Edo Oshi-e Embossed Fabric Pictures and Naniwa Honzome Hand-dyeing as Traditional Crafts under the Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries
- Nov 20, 2019
- The 9th Trilateral EU-US-Japan Conference on Critical Materials Held
- Nov 20, 2019
- Japan Held Consultations under the WTO Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Korea Regarding Japan’s Update of Licensing Policies and Procedures on Exports to the ROK
- Nov 19, 2019
- Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Export Trade Control Order
- Nov 19, 2019
- Report on Corporate Law and International Competitiveness Compiled by the Study Group for Development of Ideal Approaches to Legal Functions in Japanese Companies for Enhancement of International Competitiveness
- Nov 18, 2019
- Second AI Edge Contest to be Held
- Nov 18, 2019
- Business receives highest grade “Murasaki” of Omotenashi Standard Certification
- Nov 15, 2019
- METI State Minister Matsumoto Visits the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Nov 15, 2019
- Five Startups Selected as Recipients of Support Measures under the Second Round of Call of Applicants for the IPAS2019 Program
- Nov 15, 2019
- Teams Advance to the Finals of the General Election for Outstanding Regional Brands in the Tohoku Region
- Nov 13, 2019
- New Municipality Joins the Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan (Kyoto Prefecture)
- Nov 12, 2019
- Task Force for Promoting Public Implementation of Robots Launched
- Nov 12, 2019
- The 13th Japan-China Energy Conservation and Environment Forum to be Held
- Nov 11, 2019
- Two Institutes in India were certified as Members of the Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing (JIMs)
- Nov 8, 2019
- The FY2019 Green Logistics Partnership Conference to be Held
- Nov 8, 2019
- First CEFIA Government-Private Forum to be Held in the Philippines
- Nov 8, 2019
- Winners of FY2019 Best Contributors to Product Safety Awards
- Nov 8, 2019
- Prime Minister Abe Receives ABAC 2019 Report to APEC Economic Leaders
- Nov 8, 2019
- Japan to Hold Consultations with the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) under the WTO Agreement Regarding Japan’s Update of Licensing Policies and Procedures on Exports of Controlled Items to the ROK
- Nov 6, 2019
- METI State Minister Makihara Visits Shanghai, China
- Nov 6, 2019
- Summer FY 2019 Electricity Supply and Demand Results Compiled along with Winter FY2019 Electricity Supply and Demand Outlook and Related Measures
- Nov 1, 2019
- Decision on Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of Partial Revision of the Patent Act, etc.
- Nov 1, 2019
- FIT-Based Contracts between Household Consumers and Electricity Companies Start to Expire Sequentially
- Oct 31, 2019
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Preparation Meeting and Signing Ceremony on Collaboration Projects between Japanese and Thai Companies to be Held
- Oct 31, 2019
- METI to Hold “Regional Business Conference in Sendai”
- Oct 30, 2019
- New Municipalities Subject to the Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan Determined (Kanagawa Prefecture and Okinawa Prefecture)
- Oct 30, 2019
- Call for Applicants for the Young Professionals Japan Program
- Oct 30, 2019
- Seminar Encouraging Regional Businesses to Go Global to be Held
- Oct 30, 2019
- METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Miyamoto Visits Slovakia and France
- Oct 29, 2019
- Amended CITES Appendices to Come into Force on November 26, 2019
- Oct 29, 2019
- Mima City and Omuta City Start Projects utilizing the Social Impact Bond (SIB) System
- Oct 29, 2019
- Government of Japan to Submit Candidature of Mr. NATSUME Kenichiro for Director General of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Nov 28, 2019
- Interactive Experience-based Fair of Smart Agricultural and Husbandry Technologies to be Held
- Oct 25, 2019
- METI Minister Sugawara Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and ADNOC CEO
- Oct 25, 2019
- Meeting of the G20 Transport Task Group to be Held
- Oct 25, 2019
- Announcement of Winners of the FY2019 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) Promotion Merit Awards
- Oct 24, 2019
- “Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 2.0 Updated” Formulated
- Oct 24, 2019
- METI Minister Sugawara Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkmenistan
- Oct 24, 2019
- The 2nd Well Aging Society Summit Asia-Japan Held
- Oct 23, 2019
- The 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival to be Held
- Oct 23, 2019
- Results of the Regional Economic and Industrial Research (July- September 2019) were Compiled
- Oct 23, 2019
- Japan and Lithuania Conclude Memorandum of Cooperation in the Energy Field
- Oct 23, 2019
- Commendation Ceremony for the FY2019 Factory Greening Award Program to be Held to Recognize Winners of METI Minister’s Award
- Oct 23, 2019
- Joint Commendation Ceremony Held for Winners of the FY2019 Awards Program for Promoting Informatization and the U-22 Programming Contest 2019
- Oct 21, 2019
- SMEA to Hold Seminar on Improving Market Value
- Oct 21, 2019
- Public Briefing on the 2019 Telework Days Campaign to be Held
- Oct 21, 2019
- The First Meeting on the Platform for Distributed Energy Systems to be Held
- Oct 21, 2019
- Explanatory Meetings on the Revised Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law to be Held
- Oct 21, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (October 2019)
- Oct 21, 2019
- Japan-EU-OECD Seminar on Supporting International Collaboration on RBC/CSR Held
- Oct 18, 2019
- Tenth U.S.-Japan Policy Cooperation Dialogue on the Internet Economy Held
- Oct 18, 2019
- Collaborative Safety: Japan to Convey New Security Concept in the IoT Era
- Oct 18, 2019
- FY2019 METI Minister’s Award to Recognize Contributions to Traditional Craft Industries
- Oct 18, 2019
- METI State Minister Makihara Attends Regional Business Conference in Yokohama
- Oct 18, 2019
- METI Minister Sugawara Holds Meeting with Dr. Yoshino Akira Honorary Fellow, Asahi Kasei Corporation
- Oct 17, 2019
- Demonstration Plans under the Regulatory Sandbox Scheme Approved
- Oct 17, 2019
- Forecast of Global Supply and Demand Trends for Petrochemical Products (from 2010 to 2023) Compiled
- Oct 15, 2019
- The Cabinet Approves the Bill for the Act on Partial Division of the Act on Facilitation of Information Processing
- Oct 15, 2019
- Fifteenth Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC.15) under the Stockholm Convention Held
- Oct 15, 2019
- October is “3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) Promotion Month”!
- Oct 15, 2019
- METI Minister Sugawara Visits Thailand
- Oct 15, 2019
- IP Community Portal Website for Startups “IP BASE” Starts Additional Provision of New Contents
- Oct 15, 2019
- Workshop on the Osaka Track Held as Part of the WTO Public Forum 2019
- Oct 11, 2019
- RCEP Ministerial Meeting to be Held
- Oct 11, 2019
- Winners of the FY2019 Awards for Resources Recirculation Technologies and Systems Selected
- Oct 11, 2019
- Winners of FY2019 Awards Program Promoting Informatization
- Oct 10, 2019
- The Inaugural TCFD Summit Held in Japan
- Oct 10, 2019
- Green Innovation Summit Held
- Oct 10, 2019
- METI Fukushima Revitalization Fair to be Held
- Oct 10, 2019
- Japan to Hold Consultations with the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) under the WTO Agreement Regarding Japan’s Update of Licensing Policies and Procedures on Exports of Controlled Items to the ROK
- Oct 9, 2019
- Successful Universities that Accept IP Strategy Designers Determined
- Oct 9, 2019
- Seminar on International Trade Remedy Titled “Protect Your Benefits with Anti-Dumping Knowledge” to be Held
- Oct 8, 2019
- Secondary Examination to be Held under the Japan Healthcare Business Contest (JHeC) 2020 Program
- Oct 8, 2019
- Release of: Results of Call for Public Comments for the Draft Report on Discussion Results of the Study Group for Ideal Approaches to a Certification Scheme Concerning Verification of the Proper Management of Organizations which Handle Personal Data (hereafter “Scheme Ensuring Trustworthiness of Data-handling Organizations”); and Guidelines for those Certification Schemes. ver. 2.0
- Oct 8, 2019
- Steel Demand Prospects for the Third Quarter of FY2019 (October-December 2019)
- Oct 7, 2019
- Inter-governmental Cooperation Enhanced in the Field of Intellectual Property
- Oct 7, 2019
- Events Held in Five Areas of Kansai Region for EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
- Oct 4, 2019
- Brexit Preparation “Service Desks” for SME’s and Businesses Open across Japan
- Oct 4, 2019
- Action Guidelines for Japanese Companies’ Management for Value Creation Formulated
- Oct 4, 2019
- Winners of the Grand Award and the Excellent Awards of the 13th Kids Design Awards Program Selected
- Oct 4, 2019
- Third Satellite Data Analysis Contest “Tellus Satellite Challenge” to be Held
- Oct 2, 2019
- METI State Minister Matsumoto Visits Germany
- Oct 1, 2019
- METI to Resume Series of Meetings of the Working Group on Electricity Resilience
- Oct 1, 2019
- JETRO Releases Collection of Successful Case Examples of Overseas Business Development as Effort under the Consortium for New Export Nation Program
- Oct 1, 2019
- Program of the 2nd Well Aging Society Summit Asia-Japan Released
- Oct 1, 2019
- The Cabinet Approves the Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Rationalized Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons and Other Cabinet Order
- Sep 30, 2019
- The 157th Survey of SME Business Conditions (July-September 2019) Released
- Sep 30, 2019
- METI Minister Sugawara Holds Meeting with Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, Minister of Industry, the Kingdom of Thailand
- Sep 30, 2019
- Release of the Results of the FY2019 User Satisfaction Surveys on Examination Quality
- Sep 27, 2019
- Guidelines for Proper Electric Power Trade Revised
- Sep 27, 2019
- METI Hosts Three Conferences: Second Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting, First International Conference on Carbon Recycling and LNG Producer-Consumer Conference 2019
- Sep 27, 2019
- Hydrogen Fluoride Exports to the Republic of Korea in August
- Sep 26, 2019
- Seventeenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Sep 26, 2019
- Winner of the METI Minister's Award Selected under the 13th Industrial Tourism Town Revitalization Awards Program
- Sep 26, 2019
- Category of Inward Direct Investment Act, etc to be Revised and Modified
- Sep 25, 2019
- Results of Quarterly Survey of Overseas Subsidiaries Compiled (April-June 2019)
- Sep 25, 2019
- METI Minister Sugawara Holds Meeting with The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom
- Sep 25, 2019
- Establishing the Carbon Recycling 3C Initiative
- Sep 24, 2019
- Subsidy Project for Supporting Businesses in Providing Services Utilizing Networked Household Appliances, Equipment and Other Devices to Start
- Sep 24, 2019
- Successful Applicants Determined and Adopted for Demonstration Projects under the “Future Classroom” Program
- Sep 24, 2019
- Japan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai Announces Second Wave of Sponsors and Donors (Seven Companies in Total)
- Sep 20, 2019
- Map Application for Smartphones and Online Map Function for Computers Released
- Sep 20, 2019
- Fukushima Mirai Business Networking Event in Iwaki to be Held
- Sep 19, 2019
- First Joint Meeting to be Held between: the Working Group for the Study for Introducing Fee-incurring Plastic Checkout Bags under the Waste and Recycling Subcommittee of the Committee on Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment of the Industrial Structure Council, METI; and the Subcommittee on the Study for Introducing Fee-incurring Plastic Checkout Bags of the Working Group for a Circular Economy of the Central Environment Council, MOE
- Sep 19, 2019
- G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue 2019 and Follow up of the G20 Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter to be Held
- Sep 17, 2019
- Twenty-Eighth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
- Sep 17, 2019
- Growth Strategy Committee of the Industrial Structure Council to be Established and its First Meeting Held
- Sep 12, 2019
- Smart Mobility Challenge on Service Ideathon in Kyoto
- Sep 12, 2019
- Japan - US Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training for Indo-Pacific Region Held
- Sep 12, 2019
- METI to Start the Effort for the FY2019 Nadeshiko Brand Initiative
- Sep 11, 2019
- Information on Recovery from the Blackouts Caused by Typhoon No. 15 and Measures for Preventing Heatstroke Due to the Blackouts
- Sep 11, 2019
- The WTO Appellate Body Circulated its Report Regarding Korea’s Anti-Dumping Duties on Pneumatic Valves from Japan