Back Issues (News Releases)

FY 2021

March 31, 2022: Minister Hagiuda Holds Video Conference with H.E. Dr. Mohammad Abdullatif Al-Faris, Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs
March 29, 2022: Minister Hagiuda Participates in the Ad-hoc Meeting of G7 Energy Ministers
March 25, 2022: Minister Hagiuda Visits France and Belgium; Renewable Energy Purchase Prices, Surcharge Rate, and Other Details related to FIT and FIP Schemes from FY2022 Onward to Be Determined; Minister Hagiuda Holds Video Conference with H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, Saudi Arabia
March 24, 2022: IAEA official visited the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and witnessed sampling for analysis of the ALPS Treated Water
March 18, 2022: Minister Hagiuda Holds Meeting with YM Datuk Tengku Muhammad Taufik, President & Group CEO of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (”PETRONAS”), Malaysia
March 16, 2022: State Minister Hosoda Holds Video Conference with Rt Hon Greg Hands, Minister of State (Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change), United Kingdom
March 14, 2022: Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting (AGGPM) Public-Private Forum to be Held
March 14, 2022: Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting (AGGPM) Public-Private Forum to be Held
March 2, 2022: Minister Hagiuda Holds Video Conference with Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, United Kingdom
March 1, 2022: Minister Hagiuda Participates in the Extraordinary IEA Ministerial Meeting
February 24, 2022: Briefing Session on the Current Status of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) Treated Water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
February 23, 2022: Japan's efforts toward the stabilization of the energy market in response to the situation in Ukraine
February 18, 2022: The IAEA Conducted Its Review Mission of Safety Aspects of Handling of ALPS Treated Water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
February 7, 2022: IAEA delegation visits Japan for a review of the safety of ALPS treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
January 20, 2022: R&D and Social Implementation Plan Formulated for "Development of Technology for CO2 Separation, Capture, etc." Projects
January 6, 2022: Minister Hagiuda Holds a TV conference with H.E. Jennifer M. Granholm, United States Secretary of Energy
December 22, 2021: Briefing Session on the current status of Multi-nuclide removal equipment (ALPS) treated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
December 10, 2021: Minister Hagiuda Holds a Video Conference with H.E. Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
November 26, 2021: FY2020 Energy Supply and Demand Report (Preliminary Report); First Japan-China Policy Dialogue on Decarbonization Held
November 19, 2021: IAEA and Japan held a preparatory meeting for the review on the safety of ALPS treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
November 18, 2021: Briefing Session on the current status of the Multi-nuclide removal equipment used for (ALPS) treated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
November 15, 2021: Minister Hagiuda Attends “International Conference on a Decade of Progress after Fukushima-Daiichi” by IAEA
November 9, 2021: Minister Hagiuda Holds Video Conference with H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, Saudi Arabia
October 26, 2021: Minister Hagiuda Holds Video Conference with H.E. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE
October 22, 2021: Cabinet Decision on the Sixth Strategic Energy Plan
October 13, 2021: Tokyo "Beyond-Zero" Week 2021 Held
October 12, 2021: First International Conference on Fuel Ammonia Held
October 8, 2021: Fourth Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting Held
October 6, 2021: Third International Conference on Carbon Recycling 2021 Held
October 6, 2021: 10th LNG Producer-Consumer Conference Held
October 4, 2021: First Asia Green Growth Partnership Ministerial Meeting Held
September 17, 2021: ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) and East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM) Held
September 9, 2021: IAEA senior officials came to Japan and had a discussion toward the full-scale implementation of the review on the safety of ALPS treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
September 8, 2021: METI and Gazprom Sign a Memorandum of Cooperation on Hydrogen, Ammonia, CCS, and CCU/Carbon Recycling
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:2022-4-18