TOKYO, July 22 -- Financial Services Agency issued the following press release: The Financial Services Agency of Japan and the Tokyo Stock Exchange have finalized the 2026 revision of the Corporate Governance Code. Please also refer to the Tokyo Stock Exchange website here. Finalization of the 2026 Revision and Overview of the Public ConsultationThe Expert Panel on the Revision of the Corporate Governance Code (Chair: Yuri Okina, Senior Fellow, The Japan Research Institute, Limited), began di...
TOKYO, July 21 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: Commissioner KASAI and Deputy Commissioner YASUDA met with IP offices and other related parties from over 20 countries and regions*1 as part of their participation in the 68th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO held in Geneva, Switzerland. The JPO confirmed its continued cooperation on intellectual property administration with each office and exchanged information on the latest initiatives. The JPO a...
TOKYO, July 21 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: The 5th AZEC International Conference to Develop Carbon Markets Held in Hiroshima 　The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan co-hosted the 5th Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) International Conference to Develop Carbon Market (AZEC-DCM) in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture on July 15, 2026. The energy and environment ministries of AZEC partner countr...
TOKYO, July 17 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: Outcome of the 27th Inter-Governmental Meeting and Scientific Planning Group Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) * The 27th Inter-Governmental Meeting (IGM) and Scientific Planning Group (SPG) Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) was held in Bangkok, Thailand, on July　9-10, 2026. The Meeting marked APN's 30th anniversary and brought together governmen...
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 17 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] (Reporter)I am Sugiyama, with The Asahi Shimbun. Thank you for taking my question. The amendment to the Imperial House Law aimed at securing the number of members of the Imperial Family was enacted today.Opposition parties criticized a number of points, including that it explicitly states that a male child born to an adopted member of the Imperial Family will be eligible to succeed to t...
TOKYO, July 15 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: 　 Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
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....