Japan: MHLW Publishes Updated GHS-Compliant Model SDS Information
Sep-11-2025
On 10 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended the list of GHS-compliant model Safety Data Sheet (SDS) information for chemical substances. The amended list was published...
Read MoreJapan: METI amends provisions under Export Trade Control Order
Sep-01-2025
On 1 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released draft amendment to the Export Trade Control Order, revising provisions related to export approval for chemical substances. The consultation...
Read MoreJapan solicits consultation to amend guidelines under CSCL
On 20 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 released draft amendments to the...
Read MoreJapan: METI Amends Notifications Provisions for Chemicals under CSCL
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)....
Read MoreJapan Amends Notification Rules for New Chemical Substances Under CSCL
Aug-20-2025
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 MoreJapan advances enforcement of chemicals under mandatory Labelling and SDS norms
Update: 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...
Read MoreJapan Amends the General Chemical Substance List under CSCL
Aug-01-2025
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 MoreJapan amends the Deleterious Substances List under PDSCA (Updated)
Update 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 MoreJapan: MHLW seeks comments for amending provisions under the Food Sanitation Act
On 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...
Read MoreJapan Launches Public Consultation on JIS Standards to Align with GHS Revision 9 (Updated)
Dec-25-2025
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...
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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