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Japan Categorizes NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance

Update: On 5 December 2024, Japan’s MHLW, METI and MOE notified the World Trade O

Japan includes three POPs to the Class I Specified Chemical Substances List

The Manufacturing Industries Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has unveiled a groundbreaking decision to include three POPs (persistent organic pollutants) to the Class I Specified Chemical Substances List. The announcement

Japan adds 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid to its list of deleterious substances

f Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan recently designated 4-methylbenzenesul

Additional Global Plastics Treaty Proposals

28th February to 2nd March, along with Japan, India has placed another proposal on

Japan Implements Stricter Regulations on Safety Data Sheets and Labels for Hazardous Substances

On 9 January 2024, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) issued

Japan Plans to Ban PFOA and PFOA-related Compounds

tect the environment and public health, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfar

Japan releases a new version of the online tool for GHS classification and labelling

A new version of the Japanese online tool, Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Mixture C

2022 Japan GHS Revision

Japanese standards on chemical classification, labelling and safety data sheets (SDSs

Japan publishes the Schedule for Notifications of New Chemicals for 2023

On 9 September 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the

Japan seeks hazard information for ‘default candidate substances’

On 15 September 2022, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly released a Notice to seek hazard information on three default candidate substances.

Japan to launch Platform for Chemical Management Compliance

ndustrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA), Japan is going to launch a platform on chemic

Japan updates its guidance for risk assessments of PACS under the CSCL

r) nothing has been published. The Japanese Chemical Substances Control Law (CSC

Japan Implements New Export Regulations on PFOA and DecaBDE

On 14 October 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), releas

Japan updates SDS and labelling guidelines in accordance with PRTR Law

t Release and Transfer Register (PRTR), Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Indus

Japan announces 2023 schedule for low volume notification

On 20 October 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the

Japan establishes workplace substance exposure measurement standards

ls and workplace safety requirements in Japan are managed by the government through a

Sea transport requirements to be revised by Japan

re, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is the Japanese government agency responsible for th

Japan plans to prohibit perfluorohexane sulfonic acid

During the Chemical Materials Japan 2022 virtual conference, which took place between

Researchers in Malaysia state that ATBC may cause thyroid disruption in fish

e-disrupting potential in zebrafish and Japanese medaka according to scientists. ATBC

Japan to classify carcinogenic substances under category 1

HLW) is a cabinet-level ministry of the Japanese government which provides services o

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