As noted in our previous blog post, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) is expected to promulgate regulations requiring companies to report technology transfers in fields where Japan has an advantage that other countries are interested in matching to METI in advance. The Ministry’s Subcommittee on Security Trade Control under the Division on Commerce and Trade of the Industrial Structure Council issued an interim report on March 24 outlining the specifics of the…
Recently, there have been moves to expand restrictions on companies transferring advanced technology abroad. In connection with this trend, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (“METI”) is expected to promulgate regulations requiring companies to report technology transfers to it in advance in areas where Japan has an advantage that other countries are interested in matching. The purpose of this regulation is to prevent the military utilization or leakage of advanced Japanese technology. The Japanese…
The U.S. has recently made public that a number of countries have joined a pledge to implement export controls on spyware technology. This is part of a broader initiative to establish trade barriers for cyber-related items that could potentially be used in human rights abuses. On March 18, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Poland, and South Korea became part of the commitment, joining the U.S., Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland,…
On March 1, 2024, Japanese government announced its further sanctions measures against the Russian Federation following the measures taken by major counties at the time when two years had passed since the time of invasion by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The additionally announced measures are as follows: Additional nine individuals and eight entities of the Russian Federation and three individuals, who are considered to contribute to destabilization of eastern Ukraine, were designated to be…