July FY2020

News Releases (in provisional translation)

Jul 31, 2020: “Practical Guidelines for Business Transformations - Toward Changes to Business Portfolios and Organizations -” Formulated
Jul 31, 2020: “Practical Guidelines for Independent Directors” Formulated
Jul 31, 2020: Creation of New MaaS in Various Regions to be Promoted
Jul 31, 2020: TCFD Guidance 2.0 published

Jul 30, 2020: Discussions to Start on Basic Concepts for the Japan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Jul 30, 2020: Panel Established under the WTO Agreement Regarding India’s Measures Concerning Tariff Increases on ICT Products

Jul 29, 2020: Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in May 2020 Compiled
Jul 29, 2020: Japan and ASEAN produced ASEAN-Japan Economic Resilience Action Plan

Jul 28, 2020: Report on New Energy Conservation Standards for Gas or Oil Water Heaters Compiled
Jul 28, 2020: Successful Projects Selected for the TOTTEOKI Project

Jul 27, 2020: Recent Trends in AI-related Inventions

Jul 25, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Attends APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting via Video Conference

Jul 23, 2020: METI State Minister Makihara Participates in G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting via Video Conference

Jul 22, 2020: Results of FY2019 E-Commerce Market Survey Compiled
Jul 22, 2020: Joint Store Delivery Experiment among Major Three Convenience Store Chains Launched
Jul 22, 2020: FY2019 “Independent development Ratio of Oil and Natural Gas in Japan” Released
Jul 22, 2020: The 13th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting Held
Jul 22, 2020: “Service Industry Productivity Study Group” to be Inaugurated

Jul 21, 2020: Fifteen Startups Selected as Recipients of Support Measures under the FY2020 IP Acceleration Program for Startups (IPAS2020)
Jul 21, 2020: Sea Areas as Project Target Areas Designated under the Act on Promoting the Utilization of Sea Areas for the Development of Marine Renewable Energy Power Generation Facilities
Jul 21, 2020: Distribution MaaS to be Launched

Jul 20, 2020: Aichi Prefecture Chosen as Host Site of FY2021 Traditional Craft Products Month National Assembly
Jul 20, 2020: “Surveys and Research on Strategies for Rule Making in e-Sports Competitions” to be Launched
Jul 20, 2020: New Municipality Joins the Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan (Sapporo City)
Jul 20, 2020: New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (July 2020)

Jul 17, 2020: Study Group on Future Film Production Compiles Report
Jul 17, 2020: Successful Applicants Selected for the Program for Promoting Investment in Japan to Strengthen Supply Chains
Jul 17, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, via Video Conference

Jul 15, 2020: A Series of IP Events for Assisting Businesses Called “Chizai no Mikata - Itinerant Patent Office-” to be Held Across Japan
Jul 15, 2020: The Career Education Awards and the Awards for Partnerships for Career Education Promotion in FY2020 to be Canceled
Jul 15, 2020: J-Startup Program to be Deployed to Regional Areas
Jul 15, 2020: Call to Open for M&A Platform Businesses Willing to Collaborate with Support Centers for Smooth Business Succession
Jul 15, 2020: Call for Applicants for New Diversity Management Selection 100 and Diversity Management Selection 100 Prime in FY2020 Starts on July 22 (Wed.), 2020

Jul 14, 2020: Release of Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2020
Jul 14, 2020: First Meeting of “Study Group on the Comprehensive Physical Distribution Policy in the 2020s” to be Held
Jul 14, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, and H.E. Mr. Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Minister of Industry, Indonesia, via Video Conference

Jul 13, 2020: Report “GOVERNANCE INNOVATION: Redesigning Law and Architecture for Society 5.0” Compiled

Jul 10, 2020: Public-Private Action Plan Formulated toward Promotion of Smart Industrial Safety in Petroleum and Chemical Plants
Jul 10, 2020: “Manual for Promoting Use of Electrified Vehicles in Disaster Situations” Compiled
Jul 10, 2020: International Conference on Carbon Recycling 2020 to be Held
Jul 10, 2020: Public Road Demonstration Tests of Mid-Sized Buses with Autonomous Driving Systems to be Launched
Jul 10, 2020: Online Event of Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting to be Held
Jul 10, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Attends IEA Clean Energy Transitions Summit Via Video Conference
Jul 10, 2020: LNG Producer-Consumer Conference 2020 to be Held

Jul 9, 2020: Agreement Reached to Inaugurate ASEAN-Japan Patent Experts Meeting
Jul 9, 2020: First Meeting of Public-Private Council on Enhancement of Industrial Competitiveness for Offshore Wind Power Generation to be Held

Jul 8, 2020: Please Verify the Terms and Conditions of Your Electricity and Gas Contracts
Jul 8, 2020: Steel Demand Prospects for the Second Quarter of FY2020 (July-September 2020)

Jul 7, 2020: New Project “Zero-Emission Challenge” to Start
Jul 7, 2020: Joint Meeting of the First Meeting of the Green Innovation Strategy Meeting and the First Meeting of the Working Group for the Green Innovation Strategy Meeting Held
Jul 7, 2020: Thirty-First Round of Negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Jul 7, 2020: Release of the White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2020

Jul 3, 2020: FY2020 Promising Sea Areas and Sites Selected for Future Designation of Project Target Areas
Jul 3, 2020: List of Travel Medicine Clinics and Hospitals Providing PCR Tests for the Public
Jul 3, 2020: Winners of the Supply Chain Innovation Award 2020 Recognized

Jul 1, 2020: Call for Outstanding Businesses as Applicants for FY2020 Excellent Green Logistics Commendation Program
Jul 1, 2020: List of Cashless Payment Companies’ Commission Charges, Deposit Cycles and Other Information Released in a Retrievable Form
Jul 1, 2020: FY2020 Anti-Counterfeiting Campaign to be Held

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