On 5 August 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published draft amendments to notification provisions for the manufacture or import of chemicals under Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL)....
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On 5 August 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 draft amendments to notification...
Read MoreUpdate: On 29 July 2025, Japan's MHLW released the revised enforcement notice to remove the chemicals from the list of mandatory safety data sheets (SDS) and labelling. The notice was published...
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On 31 July 2025, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly announced the addition of 157 new...
Read MoreUpdate 29 October 2025: On 29 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released the final promulgated order on the country’s e-GOV Public Comment Portal. The delisting of entries took effect...
Read MoreOn 28 July 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published draft ordinance for public solicitation to amend provisions under Food Sanitation Act. MHLW published the draft ordinance on...
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Update 25 December 2025: On 25 December 2025, the Japanese Standards Association (JSA) published the final standards JIS Z 7252:2025 and JIS Z 7253:2025 on the JSA Group portal. At the time of...
Read MoreOn 18 July 2025, The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan released a list of substances that have been found to irritate skin or absorb through the skin....
Read MoreUpdate: On 28 February 2025, MHLW published the revised list of chemicals causing skin irritation. This revised list contains updated provisions for skin irritants. More information can be found here. Original...
Read MoreOn 4 July 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) released notice 437 regarding the addition of one chemical to the list of essential monomers which constitutes the base material in the...
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