The EU-Japan Centre in Tokyo is regularly publishing "Industry and Policy News" from various Japanese language sources of potential interest, including newly released policy documents, surveys, and official statements, in the context of EU-Japan industrial cooperation and is pleased to announce the September 2017 issue.

Topics covered in the September issue:

LEGISLATION AND POLICY NEWS
・METI to Establish Study Group for Enhancing Human Resource Capability
・Successful Projects Selected under the BrandLand JAPAN Program
・METI begins Accepting Applications for Certification of Fourth Industrial Revolution Skills Courses
・Nationwide Network of Aircraft Clusters to be Established

SURVEY AND BUSINESS DATA
・Number of Births Decreased While Number of Deaths Increased in 2016
・Summary Report on the 2016 Economic Census of the Manufacturing Industry Compiled

COMPANY NEWS
・Autonomous Drone Surveillance of Power-transmission Lines Successful

ADDITIONAL TOPICS
・World's First Success in Continuous Ore Lifting Test for Seafloor Polymetallic Sulphides
・Establishment and Revision of the JIS for Faucets, Ball Taps and Flush Valves and the General Rules of Primary Batteries Announced
・New Efforts for Dissemination and Raising Awareness of the "Safety Support Cars"