The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment, will launch the second call for applications under the ZeroEmission Vessel...
A Bank of Japan working paper empirically analyzes linkages in corporate spending behavior along supply chains using production network data from Japan’s manufacturing sector, examining both capital...
This article identifies the multilayered and extensive supply chain structure of Japan’s manufacturing sector using highly granular interfirm transaction data and quantitatively analyzes its...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will issue a ministerial letter to prefectural governors and municipal mayors nationwide to strengthen cybersecurity measures, including responses...
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,...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the National Cybersecurity Office of the Cabinet Secretariat jointly signed the international guidance “2026 Minimum Elements for a Software Bill of...
METI Vice Minister Ino visited the United Kingdom and the French Republic from July 20 to 24, 2026. In the 12th JapanUK Defense Industry Dialogue, he emphasized the importance of building resilient,...
IPA’s SCS Evaluation System is a new evaluation framework designed to raise the level of security measures across the entire business and IT service supply chain. It envisions a mechanism in which...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) published the Guidelines on DataSharing Mechanisms for Supply Chain Resilience (Automotive Semiconductor Related), Version 0.1, on June 16,...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA), has published the “Guide to Guidelines on DataSharing Mechanisms: Common Supply Chain Edition, Version 1.0,” which organizes common...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) published Version 4.0 of the Information Security Guidelines for Small and Mediumsized Enterprises on March 27, 2026. While maintaining the...
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA; President: Yu Saito) announced on January 29, 2026, the information security threats that had the greatest social impact in 2025 as the “2026...
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...
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...
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...
Against a backdrop of soaring crude oil prices and inflation, rising agricultural product prices, declining and aging farmers, deteriorating farmland and agricultural water facilities, and risks from...
Global food supply and demand are becoming unstable because of expanding demand driven by population growth and rising incomes, climate change, extreme weather, geopolitical risks, and disruptions to...
This article organizes efforts to secure food access, promote the sustainable development of the food industry, establish prices that reflect reasonable costs, ensure food safety, and strengthen...
【Latest Research Report List】 JETRO's latest research reports released in September 2025 include legislation trends on "Supply Chains and Human Rights" (U.S. Edition, 2nd Edition), export control...