April FY2026

News Releases (in provisional translation)

Apr 28, 2026
Vice-Minister for International Affairs MATSUO Holds Meeting with Mr. Frank Wetzel, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Federal Republic of Germany
Apr 28, 2026
Minister AKAZAWA Holds Meeting with Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia
Apr 27, 2026
Technology Leakage Prevention Guidance, Version 2, Compiled
Apr 24, 2026
Parliamentary Vice-Minister KOMORI Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Aleksandra Kovač, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia to Japan
Apr 24, 2026
State Minister YAMADA and Chairs of Keidanren Discuss the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Apr 24, 2026
Second Release of National Crude Oil Stockpiles
Apr 24, 2026
Cabinet Decision on the 2026 White Papers on Small and Medium Enterprises and Small Enterprises
Apr 24, 2026
Cabinet Approves the Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses and the Cabinet Order for the Arrangement of Relevant Cabinet Orders and Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses
Apr 24, 2026
Parliamentary Vice-Minister KOMORI Receives Courtesy Call from the Confederation of Indian Industry
Apr 22, 2026
Japan-EU Space Public-Private Workshop Held
Apr 22, 2026
9th CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held
Apr 21, 2026
Financial Cooperation with Partner-Country Companies under the Partnership on Wide Energy and Resources Resilience Asia
Apr 21, 2026
State Minister Ino and Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Visit the Kingdom of Belgium to Attend the Japan-EU Business and Industrial Week Events, including the Japan-EU Business Round Table
Apr 17, 2026
Minister AKAZAWA Holds Meeting with NATO Permanent Representatives
Apr 16, 2026
Parliamentary Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ochi Holds Online Meeting with Minister of State for Energy Michael Shanks, MP, of the United Kingdom
Apr 15, 2026
Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with H.E. Mr. Tariq Suleiman Ahmed Al-Rumi, Minister of Oil of the State of Kuwait
Apr 15, 2026
Second Round Release of National Petroleum Reserves
Apr 15, 2026
METI Publishes the Interim Report "Report on Strengthening the Manufacturing Base" by the Study Group on Strengthening Manufacturing Bases in Light of Geopolitical Risks
Apr 14, 2026
FY2024 Energy Supply and Demand Report (Revised Report)
Apr 9, 2026
Guidance on the Interpretation and Application of Civil Liability in the Utilization and Application of AI Published
Apr 9, 2026
Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with H.E. Eng. Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals of the Sultanate of Oman
Apr 6, 2026
Annual Report on the Status of the Approval of Overseas Transfers of Defense Equipment and Technology
Apr 3, 2026
New International Standards for Motorway Chauffeur System based on the proposal made by Japan has been published
Apr 3, 2026
Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for Partially Amending the Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act
Apr 2, 2026
Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with the UAE’s H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Group CEO of ADNOC, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Special Envoy to Japan
Apr 1, 2026
Parliamentary Vice-Minister KOMORI Attends Japan-Indonesia Business Forum
Apr 1, 2026
Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Roland Lescure, Minister of Economy, Finance, Industry, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty of the French Republic
Apr 1, 2026
State Minister Ino Receives a Courtesy Call from a Delegation of U.S. Senators
Apr 1, 2026
Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia