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In Japan, industrial chemicals are primarily regulated under four different laws, |
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Japan: MHLW adds 167 New Chemical Substances to ENCS list
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On 26 December 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) publis |
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Japan: MHLW adds 149 new chemical substances to ENCS
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On 26 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announc |
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Japan: MHLW adds 149 substances to the New Chemical Substances List
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On 27 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended |
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Japan: MHLW adds 141 substances to the New Chemical Substances List
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On 30 August 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended th |
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Japan: MHLW adds 29 entries to the list of chemicals that cause skin irritation
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f Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan released a list of substances that have |
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Japan releases 2025 notification schedule for New Chemical Substances
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On 19 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Minis |
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Japan consults for 36 chemicals requiring mandatory labelling and SDS under ISHL
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Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has announced that it will ho |
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Japan publishes consultation schedule for toxicity assessments of new chemical substances
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On 27 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry |
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Japan Implements New Export Regulations on PFOA and DecaBDE
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On 14 October 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), releas |
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Japan amends New Chemical Substances List: 119 Substances Added
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On 27 June 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced th |
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Japan Updates New Chemical Substances List: 131 Substances Added
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the New Chemical chemicals List by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfa |
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Japan designates three POPs as Class I Specified Chemical Substances
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On 19 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Minist |
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Japan updates SDS and labelling guidelines in accordance with PRTR Law
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t Release and Transfer Register (PRTR), Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Indus |
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METI to reduce use of fluorocarbons in air conditioners
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f Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan notified the WTO of the proposal to red |
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Japan consults to designate PFHxS-related substances as Class I Specified Chemicals (Updated)
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On 17 June 2026, Japan's final promulgated order designati |
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Japan Releases Updated Guidelines for Revising Standards for Substances in Food-Contact Materials
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Update: On 10 September 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published the r |
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Update of the list of Prohibited ingredients in Cosmetic Product
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rom Brazil, Canada, the European Union, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United |
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METI Announces FY2026 Reporting Changes for Class II Specified Substances
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On 30 March 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) pu |
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Japan amends notification rules for New Chemical Substances under CSCL
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Update: On 17 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) |