News Releases (in provisional translation)

FY 2021

August 27, 2021: State Minister Ejima Receives Report from IAEA Review Mission on Decommissioning
August 19, 2021: Minister Kajiyama’s meeting with IAEA Director General Grossi: Agreement on launch of review missions, Discussion of new activities towards continuous use of nuclear energy
July 26, 2021: Roadmap for Carbon Recycling Technologies Revised
July 14, 2021: Tokyo “Beyond-Zero” Week 2021 to be Held
July 9, 2021: The Government of Japan signed on IAEA's support for handling of ALPS treated water at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station; The Goverment of Japan signed on IAEA's support for handling of ALPS treated water at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
July 8, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE
June 21, 2021: The Special Meeting of ASEAN Ministers on Energy and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
June 4, 2021: Minister Kajiyama and State Ministers Nagasaka and Ejima Attend the Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting and Mission Innovation Ministerial Meeting (via Video Conference)
May 26, 2021: New Energy Efficiency Standards for Electric Water Heaters (Heat Pump Water Heaters for Home Use) Formulated; State Minister Ejima Attends the 21st Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
May 21, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Attends Video Conference with Mr. Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Thailand
May 14, 2021: New Energy Efficiency Standards for Television Sets Formulated
May 13, 2021: State Minister Ejima Attends "High-Level Discussion on The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions"
May 11, 2021: Examining Efforts in the Housing and Building Sectors toward Achieving Carbon Neutrality
April 19, 2021: New Energy Efficiency Standards Formulated for Magnetic Disk Units, Gas Water Heaters, and Oil Water Heaters
April 14, 2021: Minister Kajiyama met with IAEA Director General Grossi
April 13, 2021: FY2019 Energy Supply and Demand Report (Revised Report); Change to the Definition of ALPS Treated Water at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station; Opinion Exchange Held between METI and OECD/NEA Experts regarding ALPS Treated Water; Opinion Exchange Held between METI and UK Experts regarding ALPS Treated Water; Briefing Session on the Basic Policy of Handling of Multi-nuclide Removal Equipment (ALPS) Treated Water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
April 9, 2021: State Minister Ejima Signs MOC on Hydrogen with H.E. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE
April 2, 2021: Examining Efforts in the Housing and Building Sectors toward Achieving Carbon Neutrality
April 1, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Attends IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit (Video Conference)

Last updated:2021-8-30