[Results] MAFF Side Event at UNCCD COP17
On August 21, 2026, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held its first side event at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, cohosted with Tottori University IPDRE and JICA. The event...
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136Water-Resource Climate Guidelines: Toward Coordinated Basin Water Management
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism compiled nationwide trends and basinlevel assessment methods for the impacts of climate change on water resources in the Guidelines for...
Publication of the Survey Report on the Actual Conditions of Environmental Label
This article announces the publication of the Survey Report on the Actual Conditions of Environmental Labels. The original text does not provide details about the report’s findings, subjects,...
Long-Term River Plans Revised for Climate Change
In light of the increasing frequency of waterrelated disasters in recent years and forecasts of further intensification due to climate change, efforts are under way to revise floodcontrol plans from...
Sustainable Finance Experts Meeting (30th)
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) described its efforts to advance sustainable finance, maintaining its policy while pursuing two complementary pillars: developing systems and frameworks, and...
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...
GOSAT-GW Launch Results
The Ministry of the Environment announced that the Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle, “GOSATGW,” was launched from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center and placed into its...
Green Steel Trials in MLIT Civil Engineering Projects
The steel industry accounts for the largest share, approximately 35%, of CO₂ emissions from Japan’s manufacturing sector, making GX especially necessary. In coordination with the Ministry of Economy,...
MLIT Revises Civil Works Decarbonization Action Plan
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism revised its Decarbonization Action Plan, released in April 2025, based on the latest implementation status and newly added a steel...
Nuclear Policy Guidelines Back Next-Generation Reactor Deployment
At a ministerial meeting on nuclear energy, Prime Minister Takaichi adopted action guidelines to maximize the use of nuclear power for energy security, a stable supply, and decarbonization. The...
Ministerial Meeting to Strengthen Energy and Food Security
On July 31, 2026, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara convened the second meeting of related ministers. The meeting discussed the strategic strengthening of foundations supporting people’s lives,...
FY2026 Port Study on Floating Offshore Wind Deployment
The Ports and Harbors Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the first FY2026 meeting of the Study Group on Ports for Promoting Offshore Wind Power Deployment...
PEMSEA Approves Blue Carbon Protocol at 18th Meeting
PEMSEA's 18th Annual Meeting was held in Singapore from July 22 to 23, 2026, and approved the Regional Blue Carbon Accounting Protocol. Participants also shared national efforts under the...
FY2026 Economic and Fiscal White Paper—Toward a Growth-Oriented Economy— | Chapter 1Crude Oil Prices, Japan’s Prices and Wages Amid Middle East Tensions
Following the escalation of tensions in the Middle East at the end of February 2026, international prices for crude oil and related commodities rose, pushing up import and corporate prices. The...
2025 National Water Quality of Class A Rivers Released
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released the National Water Quality of Class A Rivers report, compiling water quality survey results for 160 Class A rivers nationwide in...
New Projects to Optimize Offshore Construction for Floating Wind Power
The Ports and Harbours Bureau solicited technology development projects from April 7 to May 15, 2026, to promote the deployment of floating offshore wind power and establish optimal offshore...
Japan Sets International Standards Strategy for Food and Agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries formulated the International Standards Strategy for Food, Forestry and Fisheries in July 2026 (Reiwa 8), following discussions by an expert review...
COP30 Meetings and Adoption of Decision Documents
From November 10 to November 22, 2025, COP30, CMP20, CMA7, SBSTA63, and SBI63 were held in Belem, Federative Republic of Brazil, and decision documents and other materials were adopted. Japan...
5th AZEC International Meeting on Carbon Market Development
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of the Environment held the 5th AZEC–DCM International Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, with participation from relevant ministries, agencies,...