| # | Title | Type | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan establishes monitoring criteria for potential substance exposure | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) published an interim report on worker |
| 2 | Japan published 2021 schedule for low volume permit applications | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), MoE and METI are jointly responsible |
| 3 | Workplace exposure limits to be established for 860 substances in Japan | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Labour, Health and Welfare (MHLW) released a document containing a plan |
| 4 | Recent GHS classification results published by Japan | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) |
| 5 | Japan adds 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid to its list of deleterious substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan recently designated 4-methyl |
| 6 | 200 compounds are classified as "Category 1" carcinogens in Japan | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has classified 200 substances under Ca |
| 7 | Japan revises 2025 e-submission requirements for Specific New Chemical Substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) |
| 8 | Japan releases a new version of the online tool for GHS classification and labelling | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)’s Industrial Safety and Health Act ( |
| 9 | Japan to ban production and import of PFHxS and its salts | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Indus |
| 10 | The FCM positive list has been updated by Japan MHLW | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan released a notice containing |
| 11 | Japan updates its positive lists for hair dyes and quasi-drugs | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). The MHLW announced in two separa |
| 12 | Japan updates the list of Deleterious Substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) issued a proposal to designate 3-Amino |
| 13 | Japan consults to designate PFHxS-related substances as Class I Specified Chemicals | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and I |
| 14 | Japan updates its guidance for risk assessments of PACS under the CSCL | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Environment (MoE), an |
| 15 | Japan Releases Updated Guidelines for Revising Standards for Substances in Food-Contact Materials | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | 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 outlines the information required for |
| 16 | Japan amends the positive list of Food Contact Materials: Adds new additives | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) approved amendments to the Standards a |
| 17 | Japan to monitor workers’ exposure to specified chemical substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published a draft notification to begi |
| 18 | Japan publishes the Schedule for Notifications of New Chemicals for 2023 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and I |
| 19 | Japan seeks hazard information for ‘default candidate substances’ | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust |
| 20 | Japan to launch Platform for Chemical Management Compliance | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | try of Health, Labour, and Welfare’s (MHLW) risk control requirements and to keep |
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