Effective 30 December 2024, regulations promulgated on 30 October 2024 will require intended technology transfers of the “Technologies Subject to Important Management” to be reported in advance to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The following technologies (i) that other countries are interested in acquiring and in which Japan has a competitive advantage and (ii) that carry risks of diversion to military use with the passage of time, have been designated as the Technologies…