October FY2020

News Releases (in provisional translation)

Oct 30, 2020
Supply Chain Cybersecurity Consortium (SC3) to be Inaugurated
Oct 30, 2020
COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers (TeCOT) to Additionally Start Provision of Services to Short-Term Overseas Business Travelers Having Returned to Japan
Oct 30, 2020
Survey Results of Factory Location Trends in the First Half of 2020 (Preliminary Report) (January-June)
Oct 29, 2020
The 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival to be Held
Oct 28, 2020
Demonstration Tests to be Held for Food Waste Reduction Taking Advantage of Electronic Tags (RFID)
Oct 28, 2020
METI State Minister Nagasaka Attends the Second Global Ministerial Conference on System Integration of Renewables
Oct 28, 2020
METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Munekiyo Participates in OECD Ministerial Council Meeting via Video Conference
Oct 28, 2020
Briefing Session on the current status of Multi-nuclide removal equipment (ALPS) treated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Oct 27, 2020
Announcement of Winners of the Third Nihon Service Award
Oct 27, 2020
Launch of “STEAM Library” project
Oct 27, 2020
Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in August 2020 Compiled
Oct 27, 2020
Ministerial Meeting on the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) Held
Oct 27, 2020
METI Minister Kajiyama Attends WTO Informal Ministerial Gathering
Oct 26, 2020
The 3rd Well Aging Society Summit Asia-Japan Held
Oct 23, 2020
Announcement of Winners of the FY2020 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) Promotion Merit Awards
Oct 23, 2020
METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Elizabeth Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade, United Kingdom
Oct 23, 2020
METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Sato Attends APEC SME Ministerial Meeting via Video Conference
Oct 22, 2020
Winners of the METI Minister’s Award of the FY2020 Factory Greening Award Program
Oct 21, 2020
Minister Kajiyama Holds Telephone Conference with H.E. Mr. Maksim Reshetnikov, Russian Minister of Economic Development and Special Representative for Trade and Economic Cooperation with Japan of the Russian Federation
Oct 21, 2020
Minister Kajiyama Holds Video Conference with H.E. Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, State of Qatar
Oct 20, 2020
Study Group on Collaboration of Regional Areas and Sports Club Industry to be Inaugurated
Oct 20, 2020
Call for Applicants for Participating Companies in “Fukushima Mirai Business Networking Event 2020 in J-Village”
Oct 20, 2020
New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (October 2020)
Oct 19, 2020
Call for Applicants for Ticket Sellers and for “Go To Event” Campaign
Oct 16, 2020
Creating Innovative Technologies for Industrial Robots through Industry-Academia Collaboration
Oct 16, 2020
FY2020 METI Minister’s Award to Recognize Contributions to Traditional Craft Industries
Oct 15, 2020
TCFD Summit 2020 Held
Oct 15, 2020
Tokyo “Beyond-Zero” Week Held
Oct 15, 2020
Second International Conference on Carbon Recycling 2020 Held
Oct 15, 2020
Meeting of Council on Development of Infrastructures for Digital Markets for Realization of Society 5.0 to be Held
Oct 15, 2020
Online Special Event of Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting Held
Oct 14, 2020
“Register of Medical Institutions Issuing COVID-19 Testing Certificates” for Overseas Travelers to be Updated
Oct 14, 2020
METI Minister Kajiyama Attends Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting
Oct 14, 2020
The 1st adoption of “Asia Digital Transformation(ADX) projects” under the FY2019 Supplementary Budget
Oct 13, 2020
Ninth LNG Producer-Consumer Conference Held
Oct 13, 2020
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting to be Held
Oct 12, 2020
Round Table Conference on Ideal Approaches to Export and Investment Insurance to be Held
Oct 9, 2020
Comprehensive Report on Project for Preventing Severe Diabetic Nephropathy in Kobe City under the Social Impact Bond
Oct 9, 2020
Project for Dissemination and Promotion of Safety Measures for Electric Wheelchairs and Other Apparatuses to be Conducted
Oct 9, 2020
Supporting Companies in Efforts towards a Decarbonized Society
Oct 8, 2020
Steel Demand Prospects for the Third Quarter of FY2020 (October-December 2020)
Oct 6, 2020
Seminar in Tokyo on Industrial Sites for Establishing Businesses under the Fukushima Innovation Coast Scheme to be Held
Oct 6, 2020
Operation of COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers (TeCOT) to Start
Oct 5, 2020
METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Khalid al-Falih, Minister of Investment, Saudi Arabia, via Video Conference
Oct 2, 2020
Winners Selected for the Grand Award and the Excellent Awards of the 14th Kids Design Awards Program
Oct 1, 2020
Announcement of Private M&A Platform Businesses Willing to Collaborate with Support Centers for Smooth Business Succession
Oct 1, 2020
October Campaign to Intensively Encourage Companies to Conduct Self-Diagnoses of Assessment Indices for Digital Management Reforms (“DX Promotion Indices”)
Oct 1, 2020
October is “3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) Promotion Month”!