Regional Healthcare Visions for 2040
To support prefectures in realizing regional healthcare visions, the government provides assistance from the planning stage in priority support areas and operates a consultation desk for...
Policy System
592New Priority Support Area Selected for Regional Health Care Plans
On October 22, 2026, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare newly selected the Nishi Iburi planning area in Hokkaido as a priority support area to advance regional health care plans. The...
Survey on Health Checkups for Children Missing School
Concerns that children who do not attend school may miss school health checkups, allowing illnesses and other conditions to go unnoticed, prompted a survey of schools and families to understand...
Kihara Convenes First AI and Digital Reform Council
On October 22, 2026, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara convened the first AI and Digital Reform Promotion Council at the Prime Minister's Office and discussed how it would operate. The council...
Takaichi Marks One Year as Prime Minister
On the first anniversary of her appointment, Prime Minister Takaichi cited the enactment of all 74 government bills and changes in economic indicators, and set out a policy of combining a strong...
211th Labor Conditions Subcommittee Minutes, September 16, 2026
For wage payments to fund transfer provider accounts, the current requirements, including full repayment in the event of failure, will be maintained, while the approach is to clarify the relationship...
Possible Leak of Registered Business Information in the 2024 Housing Energy-Saving Campaign
Hakuhodo, which operates the secretariat for the 2024 Housing EnergySaving Campaign, reported that an external party had improperly accessed the system used to receive businesses’ subsidy...
Minister Ibayashi’s Press Briefing
Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi explained the false emergency earthquake warning issued on October 16 and park land that has not been opened for use. The warning overestimated the earthquake’s magnitude,...
Japan Enacts and Revises JIS Standards for October 2026
In October 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry enacted 9 JIS standards and revised 12. All items this month resulted from deliberations by the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee,...
Indonesia Delays Mandatory Halal Certification
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that the Indonesian government had postponed the start date for mandatory halal certification of food and beverages and other products...
CPMI and IOSCO Publish Final Report on FMI Business Risk
On October 14, 2026, the BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published the final report “FMIs’ Management...
Basel Committee Publishes Japan Leverage Ratio Assessment
The Bank of Japan announced that the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a report on Japanese regulations on October 13, 2026. The report is titled “Regulatory Consistency Assessment...
Summary of Minister Fujii’s Post-Cabinet Press Conference
At the October 20, 2026 press conference, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Fujii addressed the failure to distribute emergency earthquake warnings, noting that NTT Docomo had upgraded...
Takaichi Attends FY2026 Second National-Local Consultation
Prime Minister Takaichi attended the second consultation between the national and local governments for FY2026, discussing the Regional Future Strategy and the promotion of decentralization reform....
Results of Public Comments on Proposed Radio Rules
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) invited comments from August 5 to September 8, 2026, on proposed partial amendments to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Act, the...
Guidelines for Promoting Worker Health at Worksites
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare issued the Guidelines for Promoting Worker Health at Worksites (Guideline Notice No. 13) on October 19, 2026, under Article 702, Paragraph 1 of the...
First Local Transport Service Plan Certified Under Amended Law
On October 16, 2026, the amended Regional Transportation Act took effect. Sagamihara City in Kanagawa Prefecture received certification for the first nationwide plan under the newly established...
National Push to Improve Accessibility Data
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has established the Guidelines for Mobility Support Services in Pedestrian Spaces, which set out how to advance these efforts, and the...
Cabinet Approves Amendments to Two Enforcement Orders
The Cabinet approved an order to revise two related enforcement orders in connection with the entry into force of an amended law promoting relay transportation. Some of the Minister of Land,...
Cabinet Approves Decree Setting Amendment Law's Effective Dates
The Cabinet approved a decree setting the effective date of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Advancing the Distribution of Goods (Act No. 21 of 2026), promulgated in May 2026. The decree will be...