Japan 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...
Read MoreJapan Releases Updated Guidelines for Revising Standards for Substances in Food-Contact Materials
Update: On 10 September 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published the revised manual of standards for substances in food contact materials (FCMs.) The update includes changes to Appendix 1, which...
Read MoreJapan: METI amends notifications provisions for chemicals under CSCL
Update: On 17 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced the promulgation date for the order on the e-GOVPublic Comment Portal. According to the information provided, the final...
Read MoreJapan amends notification rules for New Chemical Substances under CSCL
Update: On 17 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly announced the promulgation date...
Read MoreJapan consults to designate PFHxS-related substances as Class I Specified Chemicals (Updated)
Jun-17-2026
Update 17 June 2026: On 17 June 2026, Japan's final promulgated order designating PFHxS-related substances as Class I Specified Chemicals became effective. The update was published on the portal of the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE). The list of PFHxS-related substances can be accessed here. Update 17 April 2026: On 17 April...
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Downloadable Content
- 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