METI has released a new article with #Reuters.
Japan’s Bioeconomy Breakthrough: Turning World-Class Science into Global Business
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The strategy aims to establish a manufacturing base for power systems centered on batteries with diverse competitive capabilities and triple sales in the global market over the next ten years.
State Minister Yamada attended the 8th Battery Industry Strategy Promotion Council. Based on discussions to date, the Battery Industry Strategy was revised as the Battery and Power Industry Strategy.
At the OECD MCM, he called for stronger supply chain resilience for critical minerals and other goods, and highlighted the Partnership on Wide Energy and Resources Resilience (POWERR) Asia initiative. He joined discussions on WTO reform at the Informal Gathering of WTO Ministers.
State Minister Ino visited the Republic of France on June 3-4 to attend the OECD 2026 Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) and the Informal Gathering of WTO Ministers.
State Minister Yamada met with H.E. Dr. Mohamed Said Al Busaidi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Japan. Building on the outcomes of his visit to Oman in May, they reaffirmed their commitment to working closely with the Embassy to ensure a stable supply of energy.
Based on the results of his May 6 visit to Qatar, they confirmed that they will continue to work closely with the Qatar Embassy to ensure a stable supply of energy and to strengthen investment in Japan.
For Cycle 4, We have announced the selection of 16 new projects to support the development of AI models.
For more details, please refer to the link below.
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Under the GENIAC project to strengthen the development capabilities of generative AI and promote its social implementation, METI and NEDO are providing the computing resources required for AI model development and hosting a related community.
METI published Part 1 of the Asian Zero Emission Community (AZEC)’s exciting 2025 achievements including the 3rd AZEC Leaders Meeting, full implementation of the 2024 Action Plan toward energy transitions through various pathways for Asia, and many others. See the full text here.
In light of the Japan-Norway Green Strategic Partnership Joint Communique signed in 2023, they discussed the current state of bilateral trade and exchanged views toward cementing bilateral cooperation centering on clean energy, such as offshore wind power and CCS.