September FY2023

News Releases (in provisional translation)

Sep 29, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Attends IEA Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit
Sep 29, 2023: Winners of the 17th Kids Design Awards Program's Grand Award and Excellence Awards Announced
Sep 29, 2023: AZEC International Conference to Promote the JCM and Develop Carbon Markets Held
Sep 29, 2023: Launch of Nuclear Supply Chain Platform Website

Sep 27, 2023: Call for Applicants for FY2023 “Nadeshiko Brands” and “Next Nadeshiko: Companies Supporting Dual-career and Co-parenting” Starts Today
Sep 27, 2023: Results of Quarterly Survey of Overseas Subsidiaries Compiled (April - June 2023)
Sep 27, 2023: Plenary Session of Tokyo GX Week 2023 Held
Sep 27, 2023: The 3rd Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting Held
Sep 27, 2023: State Minister Sakai Attends the 67th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Sep 27, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives Courtesy Call from Mr. Marcus Wallenberg, Chair of Investor AB, under the Wallenberg Foundations of Sweden

Sep 26, 2023: Establishment of Ministerial Economic and Energy Dialogue of the “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue

Sep 25, 2023: Sixth Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting Held
Sep 25, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishii Receives a Courtesy Call from a U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves

Sep 22, 2023: Fifth Round of Selection of Applicants for the J-Innovation Hub Initiative
Sep 22, 2023: Preliminary Survey for the Development of Generative AI Foundation Model to be Commenced
Sep 22, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Signs Memorandum of Cooperation on Industrial Science and Technology with Canada
Sep 22, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Signs Memorandum of Cooperation Concerning Battery Supply Chains with Canada
Sep 22, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Visits Canada

Sep 21, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with Mr. Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
Sep 21, 2023: Agreement Reached on Inauguration of AZEC Japan-Indonesia Joint Task Force in Indonesia
Sep 21, 2023: System for the Team Supporting AI Examinations to be Enhanced to Achieve Efficient and Highest-Quality Examinations of AI-Related Inventions

Sep 20, 2023: New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (September 2023)
Sep 20, 2023: Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic, Minister of Mining and Energy, the Republic of Serbia

Sep 13, 2023: State Minister Nakatani Receives Courtesy Call from the Hydrogen Taskforce of Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF)
Sep 13, 2023: State Minister Nakatani Receives Courtesy Call from Mr. Martin Dulig, State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport & Deputy Premier of the Free State of Saxony, Germany

Sep 12, 2023: Cabinet Decision on the “Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of Part of the Act for Partial Revision of the Electricity Business Act and Other Acts for Establishing Electricity Supply Systems for Realizing a Decarbonized Society”

Sep 11, 2023: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi Delivers Keynote Speech at the Joint Meeting of the Japan-Midwest U.S. Association
Sep 11, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives a Courtesy Call from Mr. Eric J. Holcomb, Governor of the State of Indiana
Sep 11, 2023: Minister Nishimura Receives a Courtesy Call from Ms. Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of the State of Michigan
Sep 11, 2023: Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for the Japanese Government Pavilion (Japan Pavilion) at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Sep 8, 2023: METI State Minister Ota Visits Munich, Germany
Sep 8, 2023: Global Event Called MOMENT 2023 to be Held by Inviting Global Top-Level Venture Capitalists and Startups
Sep 8, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi Receives a Courtesy Call from a Delegation of MPs from the Committee on the Labour Market of the Parliament of Sweden

Sep 5, 2023: Minister Nishimura Visits the Republic of Türkiye, Holds Meetings with H.E. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Minister of Trade, and H.E. Dr. Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and Delivers Address at JETRO-Hosted Business Forum
Sep 5, 2023: The U.S.-Japan CCUS/Carbon Recycling Working Group Held
Sep 5, 2023: METI held the "Indonesia-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2023" in Jakarta to accelerate global open innovation of Japanese companies/startups

Sep 4, 2023: Minister Nishimura Visits Palestine and the State of Israel, Pays Courtesy Calls on Presidents, and Holds Policy Dialogue with Minister of Economy and Industry and Other Meetings
Sep 4, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Nagamine Receives a Courtesy Call from a Delegation of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Led by Rep. Stefanik

Sep 2, 2023: Regarding Disinformation about the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea

Sep 1, 2023: Response to the Government of People's Republic of China（PRC）'s Comments on the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea
Sep 1, 2023: Public Notice and Inspection Regarding Plans for Offshore Power Generation

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