Japan: MHLW adds 167 New Chemical Substances to ENCS list
On 26 December 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) publishes the list of 167 new chemicals to get added to the Existing and New Chemical Substances (ENCS) Inventory. The ENCS...
Read MoreJapan publishes 2026 application process for Specific New Chemical Substances (Updated)
Jun-30-2026
Update 30 June 2026: On 30 June 2026, Japan’s METI published the revised application process for FY 2026 for Low Production Volume New Chemical Substances and Small Quantity New Chemical Substances. METI has also published details of the application process on its portal. Original News: On 5 December...
Read MoreJapan consults for 36 chemicals requiring mandatory labelling and SDS under ISHL
Nov-28-2025
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has announced that it will hold a public consultation in December 2025, in order to update the list of chemicals and mixtures that...
Read MoreJapan publishes consultation schedule for toxicity assessments of new chemical substances
Nov-12-2025
On 27 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MOE), acting as a joint council, published the...
Read MoreJapan Revises Rules on Managing Class I Chemical Impurities Under BAT Framework
Nov-03-2025
On October 6, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly issued a revised notice on...
Read MoreJapan Releases 2026 Notification Schedule for Specific New Chemical Substances
Oct-24-2025
On 17 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2026 notification schedule...
Read MoreJapan to designate 3 chemicals as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under CSCL (Updated)
May-19-2026
Update 19 May 2026: On 19 May 2026, Japan's MHLW, METI and MoE published the results of public consultation. The ministries published the information on the country’s e-GOV Public Comment Portal. According to the published information the final order is scheduled to be promulgated on 22 May 2026 and will become...
Read MoreJapan: MHLW adds 149 new chemical substances to ENCS
Oct-06-2025
On 26 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced the addition of 149 new chemicals to the Existing and New Chemical Substances (ENCS) List. The ENCS list...
Read MoreJapan advances enforcement of chemicals under mandatory Labelling and SDS norms
Update 2: On 19 September 2025, in line with the scheduled timeline Japan’s MHLW published the final Cabinet Order delisting the two chemicals from the mandatory list requiring labelling and safety...
Read MoreJapan publishes 2026 notification schedule for New Chemical Substances
Sep-22-2025
On 19 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2026 notification schedule for new...
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- Medical Device Regulation Actionable Summary
- Food Contact Material Actionable Summary - Japan
- Actionable Summary Japan 2025
- Chemicsl Saftey And Control Law Act In Japanese/english
- Cscl Enforcement Decree
- Industrail Saftey And Health Law In Japense/english
- Ishl Enforcement Decree
- Pollutant Release And Transfer Register Act
- Prtr Enforcement Decree