At the ministerial meeting on July 24, 2026, the government reviewed progress on its comprehensive measures and confirmed plans to strengthen the Immigration Services Agency, develop Japaneselanguage...
A public authority determined that some legally required items were missing from the prior fiscal year's disclosures by digital platform operators. Google LLC and X Corp. were requested to correct...
The LongTerm Care Insurance Subcommittee of the Social Security Council has met from 2020 through 2026 to discuss revisions to the longterm care insurance system, benefits and burdens, the longterm...
On July 23, 2026, JETRO adopted the JETRO Human Rights Policy to promote respect for human rights in its operations as a public institution. Against the backdrop of growing international and domestic...
A Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism panel published an interim summary that reorganizes the direction of urban transport policies in response to declining outing rates and...
Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to establish a new Japanese trust fund, the Water Initiative for Security, Efficiency & Resilience (WISER), to strengthen support in the water...
The government publishes Regulatory Reform Implementation Plans to establish the responsible ministries and agencies and implementation periods for regulatory reform measures identified in...
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) signed a memorandum of cooperation on mutual recognition of cybersecurity schemes for IoT products on March...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry revised the DX Promotion Indicators in February 2026 based on the Digital Governance Code 3.0....
Finance Minister Katayama expressed relief that the Social Security National Council had approved an agreement to introduce refundable tax credits from fiscal 2029. Regarding gold smuggling, the...
The Financial Services Agency is developing economicvaluebased solvency regulation based on three pillars to protect policyholders, enhance insurers’ risk management, and provide information to...
At the fourth Expert Meeting on Venture Capital held on June 18, 2026, participants reviewed the current situation and challenges concerning growth funding for startups, the Japan–United States gap...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has formulated proactive initiatives to improve health literacy so that each citizen can regard their own health as a personal responsibility and...
This official website promotes selfdirected career development among companies and workers through the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Good Career Company Award program. It presents 2026...
In June 2026, Japan hosted the first MDSAP forum in the AsiaPacific region in Kyoto. Regulatory authorities, industry representatives, auditing organizations, and nonmember countries participated in...
On July 9, 2026, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare newly designated the Chutan Regional Healthcare Planning Area in Kyoto Prefecture as part of the 12th designation of priority support areas...
Strengthening the financial foundation is essential for universities to provide highquality education and research over the medium to long term. Private universities, in particular, urgently need to...
On July 22, Reiwa 8, Prime Minister Takaichi outlined policies to advance Japan’s growth strategy, financial strategy, and corporate governance reform at the annual general meeting of the Japanese...
On July 21, 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry compiled and published the Growth Investment Guidance. The guidance identifies the relatively low level of growth investment, the balance...
The Bill Amending the Electricity Business Act was passed and enacted by the House of Councillors plenary session on July 17, 2026. To promote stable electricity supply and energy security, it...