April 2018 Japanese Industry and Policy News
Topics covered in the April issue:
LEGISLATION AND POLICY NEWS
・METI Compiles Future Policy for Automobile Industry
・METI Study Group Released a Report on the Introduction of Digital Technologies into Lifestyle Products
SURVEY AND BUSINESS DATA
・Operating Profits and Net Income of Japanese Overseas Affiliates Reached a Record-high Level
・2018 White Papers on SMEs and Small Enterprises in Japan Released
・Factory Location Trends in 2017 Analyzed
・METI Analyzes Internet Buying Boom
COMPANY NEWS
・Hitachi Zosen Inova to Build and Operate a Special Plant in Sweden to Turn Organic Waste into Vehicle Fuel
・Shell and Toyota Move forward with Hydrogen Facility for Freight at Port of Long Beach
・NYK to Issue Green Bonds
ADDITIONAL TOPICS
・NEDO Creates a New Department for Advanced Battery and Hydrogen Technology
・Thermally Stable, Efficient and Ultraflexible OPV Developed
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