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Reported on June 30, 2026, Philippine Trade Secretary said the review of the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA) is underway, with the government hoping to have the agreement signed by November.
The review started following the Philippine President's state visit to Japan in May 2026. The review s

Jul 01, 2026

Japan

Japanese government to provide JPY 387.3 billion in support to new company backed by SoftBank and Honda

Jul 01, 2026

Japan

Japan unveils growth strategy draft with JPY 370 trillion investment, including autonomous driving, batteries and flying cars

Jul 01, 2026

Japan

Japanese government plans more than JPY 370 trillion public-private investment in 17 strategic fields by FY2040

Jun 25, 2026

Japan Kenya

NEXI, Japan to support Kenya’s National Automotive Policy with yen-denominated loan

On June 23, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) announced that it will provide insurance for a yen-denominated loan (up to JPY 25 billion in total) to be extended to Kenya's National Treasury by a consortium of eight Japanese commercial banks.
NEXI and the National Treasury of Kenya agreed on a memorandum o

Jun 23, 2026

Japan

Japanese government to establish new site from 2028 to develop new materials utilizing AI

Jun 15, 2026

Japan

Japanese government invests additional JPY 150 billion in Rapidus

Jun 08, 2026

Japan

Projecting patterns onto road surface while reversing now permitted: Japanese government revises Safety Standards of Road Transportation Vehicles

Jun 05, 2026

Japan

Japan unveils new battery strategies, reflecting market changes to support supply chain growth, including materials and equipment

Jun 04, 2026

Japan

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Policies in Japan

Japan’s MLIT to develop standards and technologies for next-generation ITS systems by 2030

Japan’s Environment Ministry’s automotive exhaust emission subcommittee holds meeting to discuss “NOx and PM Law”

Niterra selected for Japanese government's "Supply Chain Team-Up Project"

Japan to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on Chinese, Taiwanese stainless steel imports

JPY 2 trillion in private-sector investment in India: Japanese and Indian Prime Ministers reach agreement

Japanese government releases Japan-India Memorandum of Cooperation for AI

METI Minister Akazawa and India’s Heavy Industries and Steel Minister sign MoC to strengthen storage battery supply chain

MLIT Director-General Ishihara: self-driving bus test runs being canceled successively by local governments partly due to lack of clear outlook for level-4 social implementation

Japan pushes for improved vehicle access in Philippines-Japan trade pact review

Japanese government to provide JPY 387.3 billion in support to new company backed by SoftBank and Honda

Japan unveils growth strategy draft with JPY 370 trillion investment, including autonomous driving, batteries and flying cars

Japanese government plans more than JPY 370 trillion public-private investment in 17 strategic fields by FY2040

NEXI, Japan to support Kenya’s National Automotive Policy with yen-denominated loan

Japanese government to establish new site from 2028 to develop new materials utilizing AI

Japanese government invests additional JPY 150 billion in Rapidus

Projecting patterns onto road surface while reversing now permitted: Japanese government revises Safety Standards of Road Transportation Vehicles

Japan unveils new battery strategies, reflecting market changes to support supply chain growth, including materials and equipment

Japanese government to expand raw material supply to thinner and paint manufacturers to 1.8 times usual amount

Japanese government announces newly revised “strategy for the storage battery and power source industries”

Japanese government announces draft report on automotive technology safety focusing on autonomous driving

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