In March 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revised guidelines for measuring workplace exposure limits for hazardous substances under the country’s Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA)....
Read MoreOn 16 March 2023, Japan announced the inclusion of 1,469 substances to the list of chemicals for which companies are required to maintain safety data sheets (SDSs) and labels that comply...
Read MoreIn a notice published on March 31, 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and the ministries of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) and Environment (MOE) announced the...
Read MoreIn a notice published on 27 March 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the ministries of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and Environment (MOE) announced that they...
Read MoreOn 14 February 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced its plan of drawing up proposals to designate poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether (NPE) as class II specified chemical substance. Class II specified...
Read MoreOn 31 January 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published a draft notification to begin measuring workers’ exposure to 15 specified chemical substances, dust and organic solvents, using...
Read MoreThe Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) held consultations on 18 February 2023, regarding a ban...
Read MoreIn Japan, the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law (PDSCL) designates poisonous and deleterious substances according to their acute toxicity level. On 26 January 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour and...
Read MoreHair dyes and "quasi-drugs" are governed under the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Act in Japan. Before producing or promoting their products, businesses must first meet registration requirements and receive approval from...
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