News Digital Agency Announces General Competitive Bidding for Support Services for Promoting My Number Card Utilization in Fiscal 2025 Date: February 18, 2025 15:00 JST Details: The Digital Agency has announced a general competitive bidding process to select a contractor to provide support services for the promotion of My Number Card utilization in fiscal year 2025 … Read more
Digital Agency Releases Documents from Joint Meeting of Digital Transformation Promotion Councils Tokyo, Japan – February 18, 2025 – The Digital Agency has released documents from the second meeting of the Joint Council for the Promotion of Digital Transformation of Government Ministries and Agencies and the sixteenth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Digital … Read more
Digital Agency Releases Updated Guidebook on Dashboard Design Tokyo, Japan – February 18, 2025 – The Digital Agency announced today the release of an updated version of its “Dashboard Design Practice Guidebook.” This guidebook provides practical guidance on designing and implementing effective dashboards for government agencies. The guidebook has been updated to reflect the latest … Read more
Digital Agency Announces Tender for Terminal Delivery Services Tokyo, February 18, 2025 – The Digital Agency has published a notice for a general competitive tender for terminal delivery services related to Government Solution Services for fiscal year 2025. The Digital Agency is responsible for promoting the digital transformation of Japan’s public sector. As part of … Read more
Japanese Defense Minister’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister Visits Halifax International Security Forum Secretariat Tokyo, Japan – February 18, 2025 Today, Mr. Kinuko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Defense, visited the secretariat of the Halifax International Security Forum (HFX) in Ottawa, Canada. During the visit, Mr. Kinuko met with Mr. Peter Van Praagh, Executive Director of HFX, and discussed various … Read more
Budget and Procurement: Updated Internal Bureau (Government Procurement General Competitive Bidding as of February 17, Government Procurement General Competitive Bidding as of February 17) On February 17, 2025, the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces (MOD/SDF) announced an update to the budget and procurement information on their official website. The update includes information on … Read more
Resumption of Poultry Product Exports to Hong Kong (Ehime, Kagoshima, and Miyazaki Prefectures) February 18, 2025 The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) announced today that the export of poultry-derived products from Ehime, Kagoshima, and Miyazaki Prefectures to Hong Kong has resumed. This follows the lifting of the suspension by Hong Kong authorities, which … Read more
Ion Big Corporation’s Improper Labeling of Salted Mackerel: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takes Action February 18, 2025 Tokyo, Japan – The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has announced administrative measures against Ion Big Corporation for mislabeling salted mackerel products. Summary of the Issue MAFF conducted an on-site inspection of Ion Big’s … Read more
Argentina Suspends Exports of Poultry Meat to Japan On February 18, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced that it had temporarily suspended the import of poultry meat and poultry products from Argentina due to the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the country. Background HPAI is a highly contagious … Read more
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Holds Fifth Space Communications Advisory Board Meeting February 18, 2025 Tokyo, Japan – The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) held the fifth meeting of its Space Communications Advisory Board on February 18, 2025. The meeting was held to discuss the future of space communications and to provide … Read more