September FY2025

News Releases (in provisional translation)

Sep 30, 2025: Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Holds Meeting with Mr. Gareth Davies CB, Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business and Trade of the United Kingdom
Sep 30, 2025: State Minister Ogushi attends the Sri Lanka Business Forum on the occasion of President Disanayaka of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka's visit to Japan

Sep 29, 2025: Minister Muto Visits Malaysia
Sep 29, 2025: METI Shares Information on the Decommissioning of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and Reconstruction of Fukushima at the 69th IAEA General Conference

Sep 26, 2025: Winners Decided for the EXPO2025 JPO-WIPO AWARD Honoring Front-Runner Companies Leveraging Intellectual Property on the Themes of Climate Change Response and Empowerment of Women and Youth
Sep 26, 2025: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Cristian Silviu Bușoi, Secretary of State of Energy of Romania

Sep 25, 2025: The Second Japan-China Business Environment Facilitation Working Group Held
Sep 25, 2025: State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Raya Nazaryan, National Assembly Deputy Chair and Chair of the Bulgaria-Japan Friendship Group of the Republic of Bulgaria
Sep 25, 2025: State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Miguel Medina, Minister of Investment of the Republic of Honduras

Sep 24, 2025: Guidance for the Control of Sensitive Technologies for Security Export (for Academic and Research Institutions) Amended
Sep 24, 2025: State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Csaba Lantos, Energy Minister of Hungary
Sep 24, 2025: State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Sophie Hermans, Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Sep 22, 2025: Minister Muto Holds Meeting with the Hon. Manoa Kamikamica, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Co-operatives, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications of the Republic of Fiji
Sep 22, 2025: Minister Muto Holds the 8th Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 Ministerial Meeting

Sep 18, 2025: State Minister Ogushi Attends Barbados’s National Day at Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Sep 18, 2025: Seventh India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership Vice Minister/Secretary-Level Meeting Held

Sep 17, 2025: Minister Muto Holds Meeting with Mr. Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and Attends Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Ishiba; Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Accompanies Executive Vice-President Séjourné on a Visit to the Japan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai

Sep 16, 2025: Cabinet Decision Made on the Cabinet Order to Partially Revise the Order for Enforcement of the Electricity Business Act
Sep 16, 2025: Second Ministerial Economic and Energy Dialogue of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue Held
Sep 16, 2025: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Attends the Kingdom of Belgium’s National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Sep 16, 2025: The Japan-EU Energy Dialogue 2025
Sep 16, 2025: The IAEA Published a Report on its Fourth Review Mission of Safety Related Aspects of the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea After the Start of the Discharge

Sep 15, 2025: Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Fuels and Seventh Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting Held

Sep 12, 2025: METI to Host Tokyo GX Week
Sep 12, 2025: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takeuchi Receives a Courtesy Call from Honourable Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada

Sep 11, 2025: The Fifth Asia CCUS Network Forum Held
Sep 11, 2025: Minister Muto Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Carlos Cuerpo, Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise of the Kingdom of Spain
Sep 11, 2025: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takeuchi Holds Meeting with Mr. Manuel Castro Almeida, Minister of Economy and of Territorial Cohesion of the Portuguese Republic

Sep 10, 2025: Fifth Meeting of the Japan-China Export Control Dialogue and Japan-China Joint Outreach Event Held

Sep 8, 2025: Minister Muto Attends a Reception to Celebrate the 215th Anniversary of Mexico's Independence and the 20th Anniversary of the Japan-Mexico Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Sep 8, 2025: State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Nir Barkat, Minister of Economy and Industry of the State of Israel, and Attends a Plenary Meeting of the Japan-Israel Innovation Network (JIIN)
Sep 8, 2025: METI State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Koga Visits the Republic of Korea to Attend the APEC SME Ministerial Meeting

Sep 4, 2025: METI Jointly Signs International Guidance on a Shared Vision of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for Cybersecurity with National Cybersecurity Office (NCO)

Sep 3, 2025: State Minister Koga Holds Meeting with Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Hon’ble Adviser, Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Sep 3, 2025: Announcement of the details of the interactive exhibition titled "VOYAGE TO THE FUTURE—Japanese SMEs Tackle Social Issues for a Better Tomorrow" to be held at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Sep 3, 2025: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Diana Marcela Morales Rojas, Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism of the Republic of Colombia

Sep 2, 2025: Cabinet Decision Made on the Cabinet Order to Partially Revise the Order for Enforcement of the Measurement Act and Related Regulations
Sep 2, 2025: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Darragh O'Brien, Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment and Minister for Transport of Ireland

Sep 1, 2025: State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Johannes Kelner, Vice Minister of Free Trade Zones and Special Regimes for the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs of the Dominican Republic