On 30 March 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published the reporting guidelines for Class II Specified Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) for financial year (FY) ...
Read MoreOn 30 March 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published the reporting procedure for existing chemicals under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) for financial year (FY) 2026. The ministry released the reporting manual on its METI portal. The reporting process is revised annually in March. Background on CSCL The aim of the Chemical...
Read MoreOn 27 March 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released a list of 171 new chemicals under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). The same day, an official ISHA Notice was...
Read MoreApr-08-2026
On 1 April 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Environment (MoE), published a joint draft on METI portal to amend the Priority Assessment Chemical...
Read MoreMar-24-2026
On 18 March 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly published a draft on hazard reporting of existing chemicals under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL). The draft...
Read MoreOn 11 March 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly published a draft amendment to the ministerial ordinance governing the publication of the names of new...
Read MoreMar-05-2026
On 2 March 2026, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published two consultation notices (1 and 2) proposing to add perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), as well as their salts and related compounds, to the country’s Export Trade Control Order. This would impose new restrictions on exporters. The consultation notice on Japan’s e-GOV public comment portal and aims...
Read MoreFeb-24-2026
On 20 February 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published the final amended version of the Guidelines for Notification of Alternative Names, etc. of Notifiable Substances under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). The guidelines were promulgated on the same day via Japan’s e-GOV Public Comment Portal. ...
Read MoreOn 23 January 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published two consultation drafts proposing amendments to the Industrial Safety and Health Law (ISHL) relating to carcinogenic substances. Both the drafts were published on Japan’s e-GOV Public Comment Portal. Background In Japan, carcinogenic substances...
Read MoreJan-15-2026
On 26 December 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly published a consultation notice on proposing the addition of 90 chemicals to...
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