TOKYO, Oct. 3 -- Japan Fair Trade Commission issued the following press release: G7 Competition Summit was held in Ottawa, Canada, hosted by the Competition Bureau Canada on October 2, 2025. The event was attended by the heads of competition authorities and policymakers from the G7 countries. From the Japan Fair Trade Commission, Chair Eiji CHATANI and other officials participated. At the Summit, competition authorities and policymakers each held separate sessions, as well as a joint session i...
TOKYO, Oct. 2 -- JASDF issued the following news: On 1 October, F-15s from Koku-Jieitai have returned to Chitose Air Base after completing the mission "Atlantic Eagles." These fighters have visited the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Germany during the deployment. Koku-Jieitai have embodied the recognition that that the security of Euro-Atlantic and of the Indo-Pacific are inseparable and interconnected. Thank you very much for all the assistance and support provided for this great success. The res...
TOKYO, Oct. 2 -- JASDF issued the following news: On October 1st, General MORITA Takehiro, Chief of Staff, Koku-Jieitai (JASDF) and Lieutenant General MOMMA Masahito, Vice Chief of Staff, Koku-Jieitai held a meeting with Air Vice-Marshal Harvey Reynolds, AM, Deputy Chief of Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, who visited Ichigaya in conjunction with the ongoing Bushido Guardian 25 at Misawa Air Base. Through their discussion, they reaffirmed the strong bilateral and trilateral cooperation a...
TOKYO, Oct. 1 -- Japan Fair Trade Commission issued the following press release: The Japan Fair Trade Commission (hereinafter, "JFTC"), on 30 September 2025, in Ottawa, Canada, signed a Memorandum on Cooperation (hereinafter, "MoC") with the Competition and Markets Authority (hereinafter, "CMA"), which is the competition authority of the United Kingdom. The signers and outline of this MoC are as follows: 1. Signers JFTC: Mr. Eiji Chatani, Chair, Chair CMA: Mr. Chris Prevett, General Counsel ...
TOKYO, Oct. 1 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following press release: The JPO has released the fourth edition of "Quality Management Manual for Patent Examination" (the "Quality Manual"). This Quality Manual is designed to document the quality management system for patent examination that consists of quality management and its implementation system in line with the fundamental principles stipulated by the Quality Policy released in April 2014. The JPO published the first edition in August ...
TOKYO, Oct. 1 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following press release: The Japan Patent Office (JPO) provided examiners of the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) with a training program on examination practices in the field of Organic Chemistry in response to a request from MyIPO for a total of three days, from September 24 to 26, 2025. From the JPO, one International Training Instructor of the Global Patent Academy (GPA) with extensive practical experience in patent exami...
TOKYO, Sept. 30 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On September 30, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held a press conference on his upcoming visit to the Republic of Korea. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Sept. 30 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On September 30, commencing at 4:50 p.m. for approximately 75 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan held a Summit Meeting with H.E. Mr. LEE Jae Myung, President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) during his visit to Busan, the ROK. The summary of the meeting is as follows. Prior to the meeting, Prime Minister ISHIBA offered flowers to the grave of Mr. Lee Soo-hyun, who deceased in an accident while tr...
TOKYO, Sept. 30 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On September 30, 2025 (local time), Prime Minister Ishiba visited Busan, Republic of Korea. After paying his respects and offering flowers at the grave of Mr. Lee Soo-hyun, the Prime Minister held a summit meeting with President Lee Jae Myung. This was followed by a press conference regarding the summit and related events, and later, he attended a dinner with President Lee. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndicatio...
TOKYO, Sept. 29 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following press release: The Japan Patent Office (JPO) Commissioner KASAI Yasuyuki and Deputy Commissioner YASUDA Futoshi held a bilateral meeting with Mr. Antonio Campinos, President of the European Patent Office (EPO), on Monday, September 29, 2025. During the meeting they shared the latest trends in the use of IT and AI in their offices, and also discussed future cooperation between the two offices in forums such as IP5 and the Trilateral Off...