Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
経済産業省; Keizai-sangyō-shō
	; METI Headquarters
Agency overview
Formed	2001
Preceding agencies	Ministry of International Trade and Industry; ;
Jurisdiction	Japan
Headquarters	1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8901, Japan
Ministers responsible	Hiroshi Kajiyama, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; Yohei Matsumoto, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; Hideki Makihara, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry;
Parent agency	Government of Japan
Child agencies	Agency for Natural Resources and Energy; Japan Patent Office; Small and Medium Enterprise Agency; Electricity Markets Surveillance Commission;
Website	https://www.meti.go.jp/english/

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省, Keizai-sangyō-shō) or METI, is a ministry of the Government of Japan. It was created by the 2001 Central Government Reform when the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) merged with agencies from other ministries related to economic activities, such as the .

METI has jurisdiction over a broad policy area, containing Japan's industrial/trade policies, energy security, control of arms exports, "Cool Japan", etc. METI is known^{[by whom?]} for its liberal atmosphere and officials of METI have been well known^{[by whom?]} for their excellence.^{[dubious – discuss]} It is commonly called "human resource agency"^{[by whom?]} for its leaders of politics, business and academia.^{[dubious – discuss]}

List of ministers since 2001[]

#	Agency Minister	Debut month	Retire month	Prime Minister
1	Takeo Hiranuma	January 2001	September 2003	Jun'ichirō Koizumi
2	Shoichi Nakagawa	September 2003	October 2005	Jun'ichirō Koizumi
3	Toshihiro Nikai	November 2005	September 2006	Jun'ichirō Koizumi
4	Akira Amari	September 2006	August 2008	Shinzō Abe Yasuo Fukuda
3	Toshihiro Nikai	August 2008	September 2009	Tarō Asō
5	Masayuki Naoshima	September 2009	September 2010	Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan
6	Akihiro Ohata	September 2010	January 2011	Naoto Kan
7	Banri Kaieda	January 2011	September 2011	Naoto Kan
8	Yoshio Hachiro	September 2011	September 2011	Yoshihiko Noda
9	Yukio Edano	September 2011	December 2012	Yoshihiko Noda
10	Toshimitsu Motegi	December 2012	September 2014	Shinzō Abe
11	Yūko Obuchi	September 2014	October 2014	Shinzō Abe
12	Yōichi Miyazawa	October 2014	October 2015	Shinzō Abe
13	Motoo Hayashi	October 2015	August 2016	Shinzō Abe
14	Hiroshige Sekō	August 2016	September 2019	Shinzō Abe
15	Isshu Sugawara	September 2019	October 2019	Shinzō Abe
16	Hiroshi Kajiyama	October 2019	Incumbent	Shinzō Abe Yoshihide Suga

Bureaus[]

METI is organized into the following bureaus, offices, departments and 3 agencies (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Japan Patent Office):

Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau
- Economic and Industrial Policy Division
- Macro Economic Affairs Division
- Industrial Structure Policy Division
- Industrial Organization Division
- Industrial Revitalization Division
- Industrial Finance Division
- Corporate Affairs Division
- Research and Statistics Department
- Regional Economic and Industrial Policy Division
- Business Environment Promotion Division
- Industrial Facilities Division
- Regional Technology Division
Trade Policy Bureau
- Multilateral Trade System Department
- Trade Policy Division
- Research and Analysis Division
- Economic Partnership Division
- Americas Division
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa Division
- Asia and Pacific Division
- Northeast Asia Division
Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau
- Trade Control Department
  - Trade Control Policy Division
  - Trade Licensing Division
  - Security Export Control Policy Division
  - Security Export Licensing Division
- Trade and Investment Facilitation Division
- Trade Financial and Economic Cooperation Division
- Financial Cooperation Division
- Technical Cooperation Division
- Trade Insurance Division
Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau
- Industrial Science and Technology Policy Division
- Technology Evolution and Research Division
- Academia-Industry Cooperation Promotion Division
- Technology Promotion Division
- Research and Development Division
- Technical Regulations, Standards, and Conformity Assessment Policy Division
- Measurement and Intellectual Infrastructure Division
- Environmental Policy Division
- Recycling Promotion Division
Manufacturing Industries Bureau
- Infrastructure and Advanced Systems Promotion Office
- Creative Industries Promotion Office ("Cool Japan Office")
- Water Industry and Infrastructure Systems Promotion Office
- Monodzukuri Policy Planning Office
- Office for Intellectual Property Right Infringement and International Trade
- Iron and Steel Division
- Iron and Steel Technology Office
- Nonferrous Metals Division
- Chemical Management Policy Division
- Chemical Safety Office
- Chemical Weapon and Drug Materials Control Policy Office
- Fluoride Gases Management Office
- Chemical Risk Assessment Office
- Chemicals Division
- Fine Chemicals Office
- Alcohol Office
- Bio-Industry Division
- Bio-Business Promotion Office
- Housing Industry, Ceramics and Construction Materials Division
- Fine Ceramics, Nanotechnologies and Advanced Materials Policy Planning Office
- Industrial Machinery Division
- Robot Industry Office
- International Projects Promotion Office
- Machine Parts and Tooling Industries Office
- Automobile Division
- Electric Vehicle and Advanced Technology Office
- ITS Promotion Office
- Automobile Recycling Policy Office
- Aerospace and Defense Industry Division
- Space Industry Office
- Vehicle Division
- Textile and Clothing Division
- Fashion Policy Office
- International Textile and Clothing Trade Office
- Paper Industry, Consumer and Recreational Goods Division
- Consumer Goods Office
- Traditional Craft Industry Office
- Design Policy Office
Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
- Information Policy Division
  - IT Project Office
  - Information and International Policy Office
  - Office for IT Security Policy
- Information and Communication Electronics Division
  - Device Industry Strategy Office
  - Environmental Affairs and Recycling Office
  - Digital Consumer Electronics Strategy Office
- Information Service Industry Division
  - Local Informatization and Human Resource Development Office
- Service Affairs Policy Division
  - Service Industries Office
- Healthcare Industries Division
  - Medical and Assistive Device Industries Office
- Creative Industries Division
  - Fashion Policy Office
  - Cool Japan Promotion Office
  - Design Policy Office
  - Consumer Goods Office
  - Traditional Craft Industry Office
- Media and Content Industry Division
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
Japan Patent Office
Minister's Secretariat
Regional Bureaus & Industrial Safety and Inspection Department
Incorporated Administrative Agencies

Controversial circumstance[]

On July 2019, when the diplomatic relations were distorted due to differences in the views of the South Korean government on the issue of recruitment workers and comfort women, restrictions were taken on the export of semiconductor components without any consultation with South Korea.^[1]^[2]

Footnotes[]

^ Ju-min Park (31 July 2019). "South Korean chip giants face 'strangling' from Japanese export curbs". Reuters.
^ "Japan and South Korea exchange barbs at WTO meeting over trade dispute". South China Morning Post. Reuters. 25 July 2019.

External links[]

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
METI, Japan on Twitter
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Instagram (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°40′19″N 139°45′04″E / 35.672°N 139.751°E / 35.672; 139.751

[1] Ju-min Park (31 July 2019). "South Korean chip giants face 'strangling' from Japanese export curbs". Reuters.

[2] "Japan and South Korea exchange barbs at WTO meeting over trade dispute". South China Morning Post. Reuters. 25 July 2019.

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Agency overview
経済産業省 Keizai-sangyō-shō

METI Headquarters
Formed	2001 (2001)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Jurisdiction	Japan
Headquarters	1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8901, Japan
Ministers responsible	Hiroshi Kajiyama, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yohei Matsumoto, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hideki Makihara, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Parent agency	Government of Japan
Child agencies	Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Japan Patent Office Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Electricity Markets Surveillance Commission
Website	https://www.meti.go.jp/english/