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
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Holds 16th Deliberative Meeting on Revision of Guidelines for Information Security Policy in Local Governments Tokyo, Japan – February 18, 2025 – The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) convened the 16th meeting of its deliberative committee tasked with reviewing the guidelines for information security policies in … Read more