This exploratory project has successfully demonstrated that microorganisms can decompose various types of biodegradable plastics (excluding polylactic acid) at five different deep seabed locations near Japan.
Japan
On February 1, 2024, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of the Environment in Japan proposed designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its related…
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants has designated methoxychlor, dechlorane plus, and UV-328 as Class 1 Specified Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law.
The Japanese government and ruling party are considering raising the tax on heated tobacco to fund national defense capabilities. The tax on heated tobacco products is currently 10-30% lower than traditional cigarettes in Japan.
The Japanese Parliament has passed a legislative amendment to legalize marijuana-derived drugs for medical use, addressing the existing legal loophole regarding the punishment for recreational use of the drug.
In accordance with the updated Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA), which will go into effect on April 1, 2024, Japan enacted occupational exposure limits and risk assessment standards for 67 chemicals.
Japan has notified the World Trade Organization of its Industrial Safety and Health Act Enforcement Order on March 16, 2023.
A public notice about substances identified by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare as having carcinogenicity based on the terms of the Industrial Safety and Health Regulations, was released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
The Cabinet Order on the Designation of Poisonous and Deleterious Substances was the subject of a proposed change by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) which is for 3-Aminopropan-1-ol (CAS number 156-87-6) to be classified as…
Proposal for the amendments of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the agricultural chemical: Glyphosate are:
For Oat, Proposed MRL (mg/kg) is 30 and Current MRL (mg/kg) is 20,