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, Oct. 1 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: On October 1, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held the 11th meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in FY2025 at the Prime Minister's Office. At the meeting, the participants engaged in discussions on macroeconomic management. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
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...
TOKYO, Sept. 29 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following press release: On September 10, the "JAPAN GREEN TECH SHOWCASE" took place in Singapore. The event aimed to facilitate connections between Japanese startups specializing in green/climate technologies and companies or investors in Southeast Asia. About 60 people, including Japanese startups, attended the event. They actively engaged in a total of 30 one-on-one meetings and participated in pitch sessions. The JPO also introduced WIPO G...
TOKYO, Sept. 29 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On September 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., Defense Minister Nakatani paid a courtesy call on the President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Disanayaka in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting lasted approximately 30 minutes. The summary of the meeting is as follows: At the outset, Minister Nakatani and President Disanayaka welcomed the progress of defense cooperation between the two nations und...