Topics covered on the January 2022 issue:

Legislation and Policy News

• JIS established "vacuum glass" to improve the heat insulation of windows
• New promotion law enforced on April 1 to reduce 12 disposable plastic items such as forks and spoons
• RCEP comes into effect, 30% of the world's GDP starts in a huge economic zone
•  Forestry Agency announces CO2 absorption calculation method for forests 

Survey and Business Data

• Total population of 126.14 million, decreased by 940,000 in 5 years, FY 2020 census
• Japan's greenhouse gas emissions in FY 2020 were the lowest ever at 1,149 million tons

Company & Organization News

• Private lunar exploration project, “ispace lander" assembly at final stage
• The world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier "Suiso Frontia" arrives in Australia
• Honda participates in V2G large-scale demonstration PJ in Switzerland utilizing EV as a storage battery
• NYK establishes new company for liquefied CO2 sea shipping and storage business with Norwegian company
• Toray develops 100% plant-derived nylon fiber, commercialize from the fall / winter 2023 season
• Marubeni work on demonstration PJ for manufacturing, transportation and utilization of "green hydrogen" between Australia and Indonesia
• MOL participates in mangrove regeneration and conservation business in Indonesia
• Sony Group to consider full-scale introduction to EV market, establish operating company in spring

Other topics

• Chinese GDP 2021 slows to 4.0% growth in real terms
• The number of births in China is 10.62 million, the lowest since the country was founded
• New car sales 2021 in China for the first time plus in 4 years

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