News Releases (in provisional translation)
- Aug 31, 2020
- Aggregate Results of the FY2019 Amount of Recycled and Destroyed Fluorocarbons under the Revised Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law Compiled
- Aug 31, 2020
- Initiation of an Expiry Review of the Anti-Dumping Duties on Potassium Hydroxide Originating in the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China
- Aug 28, 2020
- Interpretative Guidelines on Electronic Commerce and Information Property Trading Revised
- Aug 28, 2020
- New Secretariat of Subsidy Program for Sustaining Businesses Accepting Requests for Subsidies on September 1, 2020
- Aug 28, 2020
- “Guidebook on Corporate Governance for Privacy in Digital Transformation (DX) ver.1.0” Formulated
- Aug 28, 2020
- Demo Day under the IP Acceleration Program for Startups (IPAS2019) to be Held
- Aug 28, 2020
- Study Group on Approaches to Making More Substantial the Dialogues for Creation of Sustainable Corporate Value Compiles Interim Report
- Aug 28, 2020
- Recommendation to Start a New Custom Called “Nagarastock” (Stock up & Stay stocked!) for Emergency Preparedness
- Aug 28, 2020
- Let’s Stockpile Toilet Paper!
- Aug 28, 2020
- ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings held
- Aug 27, 2020
- Study Group for Acceleration of Digital Transformation to be Inaugurated
- Aug 27, 2020
- METI Minister Kajiyama Attends Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting
- Aug 26, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in June 2020 Compiled
- Aug 25, 2020
- Cabinet Decisions on: the Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of the Act on Promotion of Developing/Supplying and Introducing Systems Making Use of Specified Advanced Information and Communications Technologies; and the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Developing/Supplying and Introducing Systems Making Use of Specified Advanced Information and Communications Technologies
- Aug 25, 2020
- “DX Stocks 2020” and “Noteworthy DX Companies 2020” Selected
- Aug 25, 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
- Aug 25, 2020
- Logo for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Determined
- Aug 25, 2020
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting to be Held
- Aug 24, 2020
- The Nippon Kenko Kaigi Starts Acceptance of Applications for the 2021 Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program (SME category)
- Aug 24, 2020
- The FY2020 Survey on Health and Productivity Management to be Held for the 2021 Health & Productivity Stock Selection and the 2021 Certified Health & Productivity Management Organizations Recognition Program (Large Enterprise Category)
- Aug 24, 2020
- The 3rd Well Aging Society Summit Asia-Japan to be Held
- Aug 24, 2020
- Fourth AI Edge Contest to be Held
- Aug 21, 2020
- Results of Call for Public Comments on Draft Guidelines and Final Guidelines compiled for Handling of Medical Information by Information Systems Providers
- Aug 21, 2020
- FY2020 Online Symposium for Smart Mobility Challenge to be Held
- Aug 21, 2020
- METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Minister of Energy, Saudi Arabia, via Video Conference
- Aug 21, 2020
- Report Compiled by International Roundtable on the Final Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Released
- Aug 20, 2020
- Report on New Energy Efficiency Standards for Magnetic Disk Units Compiled
- Aug 20, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (August 2020)
- Aug 19, 2020
- Korea’s Anti-Dumping Duties on Pneumatic Valves from Japan were Eliminated
- Aug 17, 2020
- Call for Participants in FY2020 “AI Quest” Program Starts
- Aug 7, 2020
- Decision of Companies Adopted for the First Term for the “Japan Brand Development Assistance Program (Special Reserves)” under the FY2020 Supplementary Budget
- Aug 7, 2020
- 169 Companies Newly Announced the “Declaration of Partnership Building”
- Aug 7, 2020
- Publication of the Results of the First Round of Accepting Applications from Medical Institutions Intending to Conduct Novel Coronavirus Tests for Business Travelers and Commencement of the Second Round
- Aug 7, 2020
- Call Starts for Applicants to Lead the Project for Research and Development of Enhanced Infrastructures for Post 5G Information Communication Systems/Pioneering Research (Initiative to be Commissioned)
- Aug 7, 2020
- METI Holds the Fourth Meeting of Japan-Viet Nam Joint Committee on Cooperation in Industry, Trade and Energy
- Aug 6, 2020
- Demonstration Plan under the Regulatory Sandbox Scheme Approved
- Aug 6, 2020
- Four Online Seminars on Incorporating Foreign Human Resources with Specified Skills in the Manufacturing Industry to be Held
- Aug 5, 2020
- Announcement of Progress in Program for Promoting Investment in Japan to Strengthen Supply Chains: Current Situations of Application Filing and Schedule for Selecting Applications
- Aug 4, 2020
- Announcement of Successful Applicants for FY2019 Project for Promotion and Support of Creating Digital Transformation (DX) and Other New Businesses in Asia (Project for Japan-India Economic and Industrial Cooperation) under METI Subsidy Program
- Aug 3, 2020
- Enters into Force of the First Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership among Japan and Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- Aug 3, 2020
- Convening of Japan Healthcare Business Contest (JHeC) 2021 Determined