The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has set up a support organization, in cooperation with local governments, to accelerate robot adoption by small and midsize enterprises in rural areas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/companies/rural-companies-robots/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #meti #robots #manufacturing #depopulation #localgovernment
Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa told Tepco to pursue “coexistence” with the local community while safely dismantling the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/japan/meti-akazawa-fukushima-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #meti #tepco #nuclearenergy
New industry minister Ryosei Akazawa disclosed plans Thursday to tighten regulations on large-scale solar power plants to prevent environmental damage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/akazawa-solar-farms-regulations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #meti #solar #environment #ryoseiakazawa
Factory output fell for a second month in August as businesses stayed cautious amid a global outlook clouded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s continuing tariff campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/30/economy/factory-output-fall-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #meti #boj #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #manufacturing #industrialoutput #us #tariffs
The government plans to expand support for the domestic content industry to boost exports of anime and films with the aim to triple overseas revenue from Japanese content to ¥20 trillion in 2033. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/content-industry-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #anime #japanesefilm #film #meti
The Japanese government is pushing for the development of a new plastic material that naturally decomposes in the sea as marine environmental pollution becomes ever more serious. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/japan/science-health/developing-biodegradable-plastics-to-reduce-marine-plastic-waste/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #oceans #environment #plastic #waste #meti #pollution
The Japanese government is considering requiring handheld fans to be recycled, in the wake of a host of fires caused by rechargeable electric devices during disposal work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/recycling-handheld-fans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #recycling #waste #meti #batteries
Factory output in Japan unexpectedly rose in June as manufacturers showed resilience even as U.S. tariffs impact the nation’s exports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/31/economy/factory-output-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #manufacturing#industrialoutput #us #tariffs #trade #meti
The number of gas stations across Japan as of the end of fiscal 2024 fell 1.5% from a year earlier to 27,009, the industry ministry has said, with the total now less than half its peak marked at the end of fiscal 1994. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/gas-stations-decrease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #meti #gas #electricvehicles
The industry ministry has announced a plan for the government to hold a veto-wielding "golden share" in exchange for financial aid to companies such as Rapidus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/golden-share-rapidus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rapidus #chipmakers #meti
Japan’s new series of banknotes marks its first anniversary on Thursday, but adoption has been much slower than the previous redesign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/30/japan-new-banknotes-circulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #boj #meti #japaneseeconomy #cashless
Japan's industry ministry said Tuesday that it will set up a third-party organization to improve the working conditions of animation industry workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/anime-worker-conditions-improvement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meti #anime #manga