Several updates were made to Japan’s export controls in November. Companies are advised to consider the relevance of the new regulations and ensure that appropriate steps are taken to comply with them. 1. Addition of certain items related to peptide, refractory metal powders and field-programmable logic devices, etc. to the List Control items To reflect agreements reached at the international export control regime meetings, the following items have been added to Appended Table 1 of…
In Japan, there were two major updates to its export control and sanction regime announced in the past few weeks. 1. Reimposition of Sanctions Against Iran On 29 September 2025, Japanese government announced the reimposition of the following measures under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, in response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231based on which sanctions against Iran concerning its nuclear issue under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1737, 1747, 1803, and…
To ensure domestic and international peace and security, amendments to Japan’s export controls were promulgated on 9 April 2025 in response to changes in the global security environment and based on the contents of the interim report issued on 24 April 2024.1 Most of the amendments will come into effect on 9 October 2025. The revisions to the catch-all regulation concerning conventional weapons are particularly significant. As amended, a Japanese exporter of commodity items not…
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…