News Releases (in provisional translation)

FY 2026

May 1, 2026

The IAEA Published a Report on its Fifth Review Mission of Safety Related Aspects of the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea after the Start of the Discharge

The IAEA Published a Report on the Analytical Results of the Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework

April 24, 2026

Cabinet Approves the Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses and the Cabinet Order for the Arrangement of Relevant Cabinet Orders and Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses

April 14, 2026

FY2024 Energy Supply and Demand Report (Revised Report)

April 2, 2026

Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with the UAE’s H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Group CEO of ADNOC, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Special Envoy to Japan

April 1, 2026

Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

FY 2025

March 30, 2026

Minister Akazawa Attends Meeting of the G7 Energy and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

March 25, 2026

Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency

March 15, 2026

METI Co-Hosts Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum with the U.S. Government

March 12, 2026

State Minister Ino Attends Nuclear Energy Summit 2026

March 4, 2026

Minister Akazawa Holds Online Meeting with H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia

March 2, 2026

METI Establishes the Iran Situation Energy Response Headquarters

February 13, 2026

Winners Selected for FY2025 Wall Newspaper Contest on Our Daily Lives and Energy

February 4, 2026

METI, QatarEnergy, and JERA Sign MOU on Cooperation for Emergency Additional LNG Supply to Japan

January 20, 2026

Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Visits Republic of India to Attend Japan-India Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Workshop & B2B Session

Dec 19, 2025

The IAEA Conducted the Fifth Review Mission on the Safety of the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea since the Start of the Discharge into the Sea

Dec 5, 2025

As a Part of Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework, ALPS Treated Water Diluted with Seawater was Sampled on the Premises of TEPCO’s FDNPS

Nov 11, 2025

Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs of the State of Qatar

November 4, 2025

State Minister Yamada Attends 2025 G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting

October 18, 2025

Minister Muto Visits Malaysia and Co-hosts the Third AZEC Ministerial Meeting with the Malaysian Government

October 10, 2025

The Seventh International Conference on Carbon Recycling 2025 Held

October 7, 2025

The IAEA Published Reports on the Analytical Results of Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework

September 29, 2025

METI Shares Information on the Decommissioning of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and Reconstruction of Fukushima at the 69th IAEA General Conference

September 26, 2025

Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Cristian Silviu Bușoi, Secretary of State of Energy of Romania

September 16, 2025

The Japan-EU Energy Dialogue 2025

The IAEA Published a Report on its Fourth Review Mission of Safety Related Aspects of the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea After the Start of the Discharge

September 15, 2025

Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Fuels and Seventh Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting Held

September 12, 2025

METI to Host Tokyo GX Week

September 11, 2025

The Fifth Asia CCUS Network Forum Held

September 2, 2025

Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Darragh O'Brien, Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment and Minister for Transport of Ireland

August 29, 2025

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Takeuchi Attends the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Energy Ministerial Meeting

August 27, 2025

Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Diego Gonzalo Pardow Lorenzo, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Chile

August 25, 2025

The 11th Japan-India Energy Dialogue Held

September 24, 2025

State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Csaba Lantos, Energy Minister of Hungary

State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Sophie Hermans, Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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