Topics covered on the December issue:
・This was compiled by “Weekly Japanese Industrial and Policy News”.
Legislation and Policy News
- METI Minster Nishimura signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on hydrogen with Commissioner Simson of the European Commission
- Decision to Impose Anti-Dumping Duties on Hot-dipped Galvanized Steel Wire Originating in the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China
- Japan-U.S. Energy Security Dialogue held
- EPA application procedures for fruits and vegetables have been simplified
- Japan and UK launch digital partnership
- Japan, Britain and Italy jointly develop next-generation fighter
- Advisory panel recommends expansion of ODA
- METI proposes support measures for hydrogen and ammonia supply chain development
- METI to start full-scale operation of emissions trading in FY 2026 and introduce CO2 levy in FY 2028
- The Japanese government makes a cabinet decision to significantly increase defense spending
- METI, SMEA, JETRO, and SME SUPPORT JAPAN launched a support program for 10,000 new exporters
- METI revised the J-credit system
- The government expects economic growth of 1.5% next fiscal year
- Government to change nuclear policy and expand utilization
- The government has designated 11 areas of special importance, such as semiconductors
Survey and Business Data
- Japan's labor productivity ranks 27th out of 38 OECD countries
Company & Organization News
- IHI receives order for world's largest methanation equipment, reuses 24 tons of CO2 per day
- NEC and JERA start demonstrating electric power market transactions
- MOC signed between Imec and Rapidus
- Developed a shopping bag that fish dislike, and added a bitter ingredient
- JOGMEC and the Government of Western Australia signed a MOU on natural resources, CCS and CCUS
- Successful launch of ispace lunar lander
- Tokyu Land Corporation conducts Japan's first technical demonstration of "Ocean Floating Solar Power Generation"
- ANA's CO2 emission reduction target receives SBT certification, first among Asian airlines..
- Visualization of supply chain CO2 emissions, 35 companies implement data exchange
- Japan Airlines joined the partnership of "Oita Prefecture x Sierra Space x Kanematsu" considering Dream Chaser®
- Sumitomo Forestry participates in formulation of roadmap for maintaining and expanding sustainable forests
- ORIX acquires Spanish renewable energy giant Elawan as a wholly owned subsidiary
- Asahi Kasei develops basic recycling technology for continuous carbon fiber
- JEITA announces global production outlook for electronics and information Industry in 2023
- JEITA announces global demand forecast for the digital innovation market through 2030
- IHI developed new catalyst for SAF synthesis and confirms world top level yield of liquid hydrocarbons
- JX Nippon Mining & Metals and the Netherlands company starts smelting and refining of rare metal tantalum in Brazil
- Osaka Gas to produce synthetic methane from biomass-derived CO2 + blue hydrogen