The EU-Japan Centre regularly publishes "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 its latest issue.

Topics covered in this issue:

LEGISLATION AND POLICY NEWS

• Japan to drop "Hanko" seals requirement in 99% of administrative procedures
• Image design registered for the first time
• Prime Minister Mr. Suga declares "substantially zero greenhouse gases by 2050"
• New establishment and revision of Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS)

SURVEY AND BUSINESS DATA

• GDP July-September annual rate increase of 21.4%
• Nikkei Trendy and Nikkei X Trend announce 2020 hit products

COMPANY & Organization NEWS

• Toshiba Group started world's first large-scale CO2 separation and recovery demonstration at a biomass power plant
• Japan Research Institute establishes consortium for research on recycling model of EV in-vehicle battery
• Succeeded in visualizing cesium in the body
• Kao Corporation support program for small palm plantations in Indonesia
• AOKI releases shirts using Toray's "PET bottle recycled fiber"
• Kubota and NVIDIA develop fully autonomous agricultural machine equipped with edge AI
• NEDO et al. start demonstration operation of hybrid storage battery system at wind farm in Europe
• Suzuki develops the world's first outboard motor micro plastic collecting device
• Itochu makes full-scale entry into the bio-plastic business of renewable resources in collaboration with European resin manufacturers
• Full-scale provision of the world's first EV-only navigation app
• Iberdrola develops large-scale offshore wind farm in Japan
• UNIQLO launches customer participation type "RE.UNIQLO" to release 100% playback down