26th AMEICC Automotive Industry Working Group Meeting
On October 21, 2026, the 26th AMEICC Automotive Industry Working Group meeting was held in Manila, Philippines. Participants shared and discussed automotive policies and market trends in their...
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32Japan and Germany Sign Declaration on Critical Minerals
Japan and Germany will advance cooperation on joint investment and offtake, supply chain diversification and resilience, responsible supply chains, and the circular economy in the critical minerals...
Dashboard Tracks Municipal Use of Sewage Sludge as Fertilizer
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism created a dashboard to visualize progress by local governments nationwide in using sewage sludge resources as fertilizer. Against the...
Domestic SAF Planned for Blue Impulse Flight; Used Oil Collection Campaign
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and its partners will run a campaign to collect household used cooking oil so domestic SAF can be used for the Blue Impulse demonstration flight...
October Is Food Loss Reduction Month; October 30 Is Food Loss Reduction Day
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Consumer Affairs Agency, and the Ministry of the Environment will intensively publicize a range of initiatives during October’s Food Loss...
Call for Green Technologies at Yokohama Green Expo
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the Green Tech Showcase from June 30 to July 27, 2027, at Yokohama Green...
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries GX Technology Overseas Expansion Package
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries revised and published the “Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries GHG Emissions Reduction Technology Overseas Expansion Package,” formulated in May...
Circular Economy Action Week to Advance Public-Private Collaboration
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will hold Circular Economy (CE) Action Week from October 1 to 7, 2026. In collaboration with participating companies, it will promote four circular...
First Circular Economy Ports: Building Wide-Area Port Logistics
The Port Bureau will designate all 29 ports that applied as Circular Economy Ports, which are working to form logisticsnetwork hubs for recyclable resources and build industrial clusters with...
Lithium-Ion Battery Collection and Recycling Follow-Up
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications followed up on the status of improvement measures taken in response to its notifications to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the...
FY2024 Supplementary Budget Draft and Measures
The November 2024 documents titled “Regarding the FY2024 Supplementary Budget Draft” and “FY2024 Supplementary Budget Draft Measures” present policies in three chapters, including regional...
G7 Sapporo Climate, Energy and Environment Ministerial Meeting
The G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting is held in connection with the G7 Summit and serves as a ministerial meeting that lays the foundation for discussions among the leaders. Held...
Overview of the 2026 White Paper on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Chapter 9MLIT White Paper 2026: Decarbonization and Environmental Protection
The MLIT White Paper 2026 systematically organizes mitigation and adaptation to climate change, decarbonization, a circular economy, biodiversity, the water cycle, marine and livingenvironment...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 13Advancing the Transition to a Circular Economy
This policy framework links the circular economy with resource security, industrial competitiveness, economic security, decarbonization, coexistence with nature, and regional revitalization, while...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 7Building a Circular Society and Transitioning to a Circular Economy
Japan is advancing the development of a circular society that curbs naturalresource consumption and reduces environmental burdens through waste prevention, reuse, recycling, and proper disposal. The...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 3Advancing the Circular Economy
Japan is shifting from a linear economy based on mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal to a circular economy that reuses waste as resources and creates added value. Through building a...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 1Japan’s Action Plan to Accelerate the Circular Economy
This policy positions the transition to a circular economy as a national strategy supporting industrial competitiveness, regional revitalization, and economic security in addition to reducing...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 4Action Plan for Resilient Recycled-Resource Supply Chains
The Circular Economy Action Plan compiled in April 2026 positions recycling and the use of recycled materials for critical minerals and metal resources as issues of economic security and industrial...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 2Resource Competition and Japan’s Circular Economy Challenges
While competition for recycled resources as well as primary resources is intensifying worldwide, Japan faces the overseas outflow of iron scrap and recycled plastics, concentrated sourcing of...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 16Government's Comprehensive Environmental Measures in the 2026 White Paper
Chapter 6, Section 1 presents a progress review of the Sixth Basic Environment Plan and a compilation of environmental conservation expenditures. The following sections address a green economic...