Regulatory Briefing
In Japan, industrial chemicals are primarily regulated under four different laws, each of which has its own chemical inventory. These inventories define different categories of chemical substances subject to specific regulatory requirements.
News
Japan 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...
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Japan 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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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