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Monthly Japanese Industry and Policy News November 2022 Issue Available Now

The EU-Japan Centre’s office in Tokyo is regularly publishing "Industry and Policy News”. By screening various Japanese language sources of potential interest, including newly released policy documents, surveys, and official statements, this newsletter aims to provide information in the context of EU-Japan industrial cooperation. The topics of the November 2022 issue are as follows.

The Centre is also publishing on a weekly basis. The weekly releases are available on the following website with a new issue every Friday https://www.eu-japan.eu/news.                                                                                                    

  • Capable of reducing crude oil sludge by more than 50%
  • Euglena developed next-generation biodiesel fuel using 100% Euglena-derived raw materials
  • Sumitomo Chemical and two universities develop "soft solid" type solid state battery
  • Foreign exchange reserves fall 3.5% in October
  • The current account surplus in the first half of this fiscal year decreased by 58.6% year-on-year
  • Fast Retailing trains Rohingya refugees in sewing skills
  • Eight Japanese companies invested to establish a new company with the aim of domestically producing advanced semiconductors
  • Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announces efforts to establish design and manufacturing infrastructure for next-generation semiconductors
  • Supercomputer “Fugaku” ranked 2nd in Top500
  • Developed a "soil biodegradable tree shelter" that returns to the soil
  • Sumitomo Corporation Collaborates with UK CO2 Mineralization Startup
  • IHI has started considering the first green ammonia production and sales business in Dubai
  • International standard (ISO 34502) for safety evaluation of automated driving systems proposed by Japan was issued
  • IAEA conducts review of treated water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
  • APEC Leaders' Declaration containing both opinions concerning Russia's invasion
  • METI Compiles FY2021 Energy Supply and Demand Results
  • Yamaha adopts biomaterials for watercraft parts
  • Toshiba ESS uses rocks for heat storage and power generation 
  • Sumitomo Forestry digitizes forest information and visualizes CO2 absorption
  • METI explains Fukushima nuclear power plant treated water (ALPS) to diplomatic groups in Tokyo
  • ANA, JAXA, etc. GHG measurement from the sky aiming for social implementation
  • Joint development of CO2 recovery technology with MHI and ExxonMobil
  • METI explains Fukushima nuclear power plant treated water (ALPS) to diplomatic groups in Tokyo
  • ANA, JAXA, etc. GHG measurement from the sky aiming for social implementation
  • Joint development of CO2 recovery technology with MHI and ExxonMobil

 

 

Published: December 2022

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