Japan Notifies WTO of Strict Measures Against PFHxS and its Derivatives
In a significant move aimed at curbing environmental pollution, Japan has officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intention to designate Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS), its isomers, or salts as...
Read MoreJapan includes three POPs to the Class I Specified Chemical Substances List
The Manufacturing Industries Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has unveiled a groundbreaking decision to include three POPs (persistent organic pollutants) to the Class I Specified Chemical...
Read MoreMHLW requests action from businesses handling aluminum sodium dioxide
Japan recently discovered sodium aluminate dioxide (CAS number: 1302-42-7) in some imported goods that included sodium aluminate (CAS number: 11138-49-1). According to an announcement dated 19 July 2023, from the Ministry...
Read MoreJapan classifies 47 chemicals under the GHS
In Japan, the classification of substances according to the Japan GHS is overseen by three key ministries: the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Health, Labour and...
Read MoreJapan updated its guidelines for companies providing data to the GHS programme
In June 2022 the Japanese Ministry for Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) together with the National Institute of...
Read MoreJapan updates the deleterious substances list
In a notice published in the official government gazette Kanpo on 26 May 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) added 3-Aminopropan-1-ol (CAS number 156-87-6) and mixtures thereof with...
Read MoreJapan intends to add cybutryne to the list of hazardous materials for ship recycling
On 1 June 2023, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT), the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan jointly...
Read MoreRecent GHS classification results published by Japan
On 29 March 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) released the classification results for...
Read MoreJapan’s Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare proposes guidelines for measuring workplace exposure limits
In March 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revised guidelines for measuring workplace exposure limits for hazardous substances under the country’s Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA)....
Read MoreSafety data sheets and labelling for 1469 chemicals will be mandatory in Japan
On 16 March 2023, Japan announced the inclusion of 1,469 substances to the list of chemicals for which companies are required to maintain safety data sheets (SDSs) and labels that comply...
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- Chemicsl Saftey And Control Law Act In Japanese/english
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- Industrail Saftey And Health Law In Japense/english
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- Pollutant Release And Transfer Register Act
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