TOKYO, July 17 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: Outcomes of the 2026 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2026) １．The 2026 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (herein referred to as "HLPF 2026") was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, from July 7 to 15, 2026. The forum reviews progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) led by the UN. ２．A side event organized by the M...
TOKYO, July 17 -- Financial Services Agency issued the following press release: The Technical Committee for ESG Evaluation and Data Providers (chaired by Tetsuo Kitagawa, Professor Emeritus of Aoyama Gakuin University and Specially Appointed Professor of Tokyo Metropolitan University) extensively discussed the current status of ESG evaluation and data, challenges faced by stakeholders in the appropriate provision and use of ESG evaluation and data, and future developments, and compiled the "Rep...
TOKYO, July 17 -- Financial Services Agency issued the following press release: Since the publication of the "Supervisory Guidance on Climate-related Risk Management and Client Engagement" in July 2022, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) keeps on understanding the actual state of financial institutions' responses to climate change. Today, the FSA published a report which illustrates a range of practices among financial institutions in managing financial risks arising from storm and flood dama...
TOKYO, July 14 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On July 14, 2026, Prime Minister TAKAICHI held the 46th meeting of the Central Disaster Management Council at the Prime Minister's Office.At the meeting, discussions were held on the revision of the Basic Disaster Management Plan and other related matters. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, July 14 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional Translation] On July 13, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, issued a written message for the "Leaders Meeting of the Coalition of the Willing on Ukraine," which was hosted by the Government of the French Republic. The message content is as follows: I would like to express our gratitude to President Macron and the other countries for their initiatives in organizing this meeting. I also ex...
TOKYO, July 14 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: From June 8 to 12, 2026, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) held an *Examiner Exchange Program* with the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM). The JPO held Examiner Exchange Programs with the OEPM back in 2011 through 2013, and another one last year by inviting OEPM examiners to Japan. In this year's program, we dispatched our examiners to the OEPM in Madrid. Participants in the program were five JPO examiners and six OEPM exam...
TOKYO, July 14 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: MOE Japan Selects New Projects of Subsidy Programme for the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Facility Introduction for FY2025 to FY2027 (Tenth and Eleventh Rounds) On July 14, 2026, Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan, announced new projects selected for the Subsidy Programme for the JCM Facility Introduction for FY2025 to FY2027 (tenth and eleventh rounds). MOE Japan received a variety of applications for the Subsidy...
TOKYO, July 14 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: Outcome of the 21st Japan-EU High-Level Dialogue on the Environment 1. The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan and the European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) held the 21st Japan-EU High-Level Dialogue on the Environment on June 11, 2026 in Tokyo. 2. The meeting was hosted by MOE Japan and co-chaired by DOI Kentaro, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, MOE Japan, and Mr. Patr...
TOKYO, July 13 -- Financial Services Agency issued the following press release: Based on the FSA's "Strategic Directions and Priorities 2015-2016" (cf. Annex), as a new approach to adapt to the spreading FinTech trend in business practices (in terms of applying the latest IT technologies in financial services), the FSA launched "FinTech Support Desk" in December 2015 as a one-stop contact point for inquiries and exchange of information on FinTech. FinTech Support Desk accepts a wide-range of i...
TOKYO, July 10 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: The Japan Patent Office (JPO) provided a five-day face-to-face Examination Practice Training Program for the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) patent examiners from June 29 to July 3, 2026. At IPOPHL's request, the program covered International Search and International Preliminary Examination practices, as well as patent examination practices in the field of healthcare informatics. In this program, a total ...