Hokkaido's government is holding a public forum in Sapporo on November 19, 2026, to raise awareness of the disability discrimination elimination law and the prefecture's own disability rights ordinance.
The Digital Agency announced that residents affected by the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake can apply online for disaster certificates (罹災証明書) via Myna Portal or municipal systems, though availability varies by city and town.
The Japan Meteorological Agency lowered Mt. Meakan's eruption warning from Level 2 to Level 1 on November 4, citing waning volcanic activity since earlier small eruptions.
The National Tax Agency has refreshed its special website explaining a proposed two-year reduction in the consumption tax rate on food and beverages, adding new videos, a draft tax return form and briefing information.
The Immigration Services Agency has refreshed Ukraine evacuee statistics, updated university lists for the highly skilled professional points system and J-Find program, and announced a Sinhala-language orientation session for December 2026.
The Hokkaido Prefectural Government has designated 13 companies, including PayPay, Rakuten Group and Amazon Japan, as official payment agents under the Local Autonomy Act, with several address updates also noted.
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is inviting public comments on a draft ministerial order that would revise rules on interconnection fees for Type I designated telecommunications facilities.
Japan's land ministry is collecting public comments on a draft digital transformation strategy for managing buildings across their lifecycle, with submissions open until November 18, 2026.
Hokkaido's prefectural government has updated its rice supply-and-demand page, reporting falling prices, record private stockpiles, and warning shoppers about fake discount rice websites.
Hokkaido's prefectural government is recruiting one meat processing facility for a free advisory programme aimed at helping it earn official Ezo deer meat processing certification, with applications open through November 30, 2026.
Japan's land ministry is seeking public comments on proposed revisions to registration rules for groups of existing-home information providers, with submissions accepted through December 3, 2026.
Japan's health ministry is seeking public comments through December 1 on a draft ordinance amending Employment Insurance Act enforcement rules, overseen by its labor mobility support office.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, with the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency and Fair Trade Commission, is running a month-long campaign to stop large firms from shifting workload burdens onto subcontractors.