Japan to partially end feed-in tariff system for electricity from renewable sources
Japan's industry ministry plans to partially end the country's feed-in tariff program, under which electricity produced by businesses and others from renewable energy sources — such as from solar and wind — is bought by power suppliers at fixed rates, it has been learned. To ...
Japan mandates that automakers improve fuel efficiency 30% by fiscal 2030
The government has compiled fuel economy regulations for new vehicles obliging automakers to improve fuel efficiency by 30 percent on average by fiscal 2030 from fiscal 2016 levels. The government is also aiming to raise the proportion of all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles to ...
New consortium to accelerate climate-related corporate disclosures in Japan
A consortium designed to facilitate corporate information disclosures on climate change was launched Monday — a move aimed at encouraging financial institutions to make investments based on climate risks. The body is expected to provide financial institutions with better access to information on how the ...
Japanese and French ministers reaffirm support for Nissan-Renault alliance
Economy minister Hiroshige Seko and his French counterpart, Bruno Le Maire, reaffirmed on Wednesday the two governments' support for the Nissan Motor Co.-Renault SA alliance. "We reconfirmed our strong support for their shared will to continue and strengthen their cooperative ties," Seko told reporters after ...
METI and JETRO to boost e-commerce support for Japanese firms via Japan Mall websites
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will increase support for companies trying to sell products abroad by opening more Japan Mall sites on major foreign e-commerce sites, officials said. The support program was launched in Singapore and other nations on a trial basis in ...
Syringes found in desk of METI official in smuggling case suggest drug use at work, source says
A trade ministry official who was arrested last month on suspicion of attempting to smuggle a stimulant from the United States may have used drugs at his workplace, an investigative source said Thursday. Several syringes were seized during a recent search of the desk used ...
Japan trade ministry official arrested over alleged attempt to smuggle stimulant
Police say he sought to accept a shipment of illegal drugs via regular mail.
Japan to shut down nuclear plants if counterterror steps not taken in time
The nation’s nuclear regulator decided Wednesday not to let power companies operate reactors if they fail to install sufficient counterterrorism measures by specified deadlines.
METI says Japan foresees little impact from U.S. scrapping Iran oil waivers
Japan has been reducing its reliance on Iranian crude supplies and Iran now accounts for about 3 percent of purchases, economy minister Hiroshige Seko said.
Japan opposed Renault-Nissan merger via METI in spring 2018, French newspaper reports
The Japanese government intervened to block any potential merger plans between Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA in spring last year, French newspaper Journal Du Dimanche reported on Sunday, citing email messages between executives and state officials. The emails dating from April 23 to May ...
METI asks Japan's convenience store chains to present plans for coping with labor shortage
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko wants the eight major chains to formulate action plans because the labor shortages are straining the 24-hour industry.
METI tells convenience store operators to come up with plans to cope with Japan's labor crunch
The lack of workers is proving to be a huge challenge to convenience stores, which have become important cogs in the nation’s social infrastructure.
