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Digital Agency Releases Documents from Joint Meeting of DX Promotion Council and Digital Society Promotion Council On February 18, 2025, at 15:00, the Digital Agency of Japan released documents from a joint meeting of the Promotion Council for Digital Transformation (DX) and the Standing Committee of the Digital Society Promotion Council. Meeting Summary The joint … Read more

Digital Agency Updates Guidebook on Dashboard Design On February 18, 2025, at 3:00 PM, the Digital Agency (formerly the Digital Transformation Agency) announced the release of an updated version of its “Guidebook on Dashboard Design.” The guidebook provides practical guidance and best practices for designing effective dashboards, which are graphical user interfaces that present data … Read more

Digital Agency Announces Tender for Delivery Services for Government Solution Services from 2023 Tokyo, Japan – February 18, 2025 – The Digital Agency has published a new general competitive bidding notice for the delivery of devices and other items related to Government Solution Services (GSS) for the fiscal year 2025 (April 2025 – March 2026). … Read more

Defense Minister Konno Receives Courtesy Call from Halifax International Security Forum Secretariat February 18, 2025, 09:00 Tokyo, Japan – Today, Defense Minister Konno received a courtesy call from the secretariat of the Halifax International Security Forum (HFX) at the Ministry of Defense. The HFX is an annual international security and defense policy conference held in … Read more

Defense Ministry, Self-Defense Forces Update Budget, Procurement Information Tokyo, Japan – February 18, 2025 – The Japanese Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces have updated their budget and procurement information, including general competitive bidding results for both government and non-government entities as of February 17th, 2025. Government Procurement The following general competitive bids were … Read more

Japan’s Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Forces Hold Meeting on Preventing Recurrence of Specific Secrets Leaks On February 18, 2025, the Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Forces held a meeting of experts to discuss measures to prevent the recurrence of leaks of specific secrets. Background In recent years, there have been several incidents involving the … Read more

Resumption of Poultry Product Exports to Hong Kong (Ehime, Kagoshima, and Miyazaki Prefectures) Date: February 18th, 2025 Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan Subject: Resumption of poultry product exports from three prefectures in Japan to Hong Kong Following the confirmation of the absence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ehime, Kagoshima, and … Read more

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takes Action Against Aeon Big Co., Ltd. for Mislabeling of Salted Mackerel Date: 2025-02-18 05:00 The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has taken action against Aeon Big Co., Ltd. for mislabeling salted mackerel. Details of the Mislabeling Product: Salted mackerel Mislabeling: The product was labeled as “domestically … Read more

Temporary Suspension of Poultry Meat Imports from Argentina Date of Announcement: 2025-02-18 07:00 Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Details: MAFF has announced a temporary suspension of poultry meat imports from Argentina due to concerns over the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the country. The suspension will take effect immediately … Read more

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Holds 5th Space Communications Advisory Board Meeting Tokyo, Japan – February 18, 2025 – The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) held the 5th meeting of the Space Communications Advisory Board on February 18, 2025, at 20:00 JST. Topics Discussed The meeting covered the following topics: Progress … Read more