The EU-Japan Centre is pleased to release the latest issue of the Centre's "Japanese Policy and Regulatory Developments News".

This publication reviews key developments in Japanese industry and government policy.

Topics covered on this release:

• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Adopts Manual on Cross-Border Industrial Data Management
• Study Group on Utilization of Foreign Capital for Increasing Corporate Value
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Drafted Revised version of "Management Guidelines for Trade Secrets"
• The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has released draft amendments to the cabinet order and related subsidiary regulations for the revision of supplementary export controls (“Catch-all Controls”) on January 31
• On January 31, the METI released draft amendments to the cabinet order and related subsidiary regulations, making additions to the List-Controlled items
• On February 10, the Ministry of Finance released draft amendments to the cabinet order and related subsidiary regulations, making revisions to the FDI screening regime
• On February 7, the Cabinet Secretariat submitted a bill to the National Diet to strengthen cybersecurity
• Cabinet Decision on the Seventh Strategic Energy Plan