June 15, 2020 In the evening of June 15 (Mon.), 2020, a Ministerial Meeting of the Ottawa Group, consisting of like-mined WTO member countries, including
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Addition of Pharmaceutical and Special Medical Device Manufacturing businesses, to Core Designated Business Sectors Subject to Inward Direct Investment Screening
June 15, 2020 On June 15, 2020, the government of Japan publicized the public notices of revision in an official gazette concerning the addition of
Read moreGuidelines for Administrative Accounting of Investment in Health and Productivity Management Formulated
June 12, 2020 In September 2019, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) inaugurated a “Review Committee on Approaches to Making Investment in Health
Read moreReport on the Recognition of Recent Circumstances Surrounding Industries in relation to Cybersecurity and Directions of Future Efforts Compiled
June 12, 2020 In light of the fact that cyberattacks targeting the weaknesses in supply chains of large enterprises and SMEs have been increasing and becoming
Read moreGovernment to Encourage Companies to Prepare and Announce the “Declaration of Partnership Building”
June 10, 2020 On May 18, 2020, the Council on Promoting Partnership Building for Cultivating the Future held a meeting and agreed to introduce a
Read moreCall for Applicants for Ninth Robot Awards Program to be Extended
June 5, 2020 The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan Machinery Federation (JMF) hold the Ninth Robot Awards in collaboration with
Read moreASEAN Plus Three Economic Ministers’ Joint Statement on Mitigating the Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Issued
June 4, 2020 On June 4, 2020, the Special ASEAN Plus Three (Japan, China and the ROK) Economic Ministers’ Virtual Conference Meeting on COVID-19 Response
Read moreNew International Standard for Indirect, Temperature-Controlled Refrigerated Delivery Services Issued
June 3, 2020 Concerning indirect, temperature-controlled refrigerated delivery services, whose demand is growing in Asian countries, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) issued a new
Read moreToward Government Strategies for Enhancing Material Innovation Power (Report Compiled by the Strategy Preparation Meeting)
June 2, 2020 The Preparation Meeting for Formulation of Strategies for Enhancing Material Innovation Power, a body jointly inaugurated by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Read moreGuidelines for Energy Resource Aggregation Business Revised
June 1, 2020 Aiming to further disseminate businesses in which distributed energy resources are aggregated and the aggregated resources are used as supply capacity or
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