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.
MHLW has ordered mandatory lot-by-lot testing of Chinese okra and simply processed okra products after detecting the pesticide mepiquat chloride above Japan's standard in multiple shipments.
Japan's education and health ministries have launched four separate public comment calls on rules implementing a new law regulating human genome-edited embryos, with deadlines in late November 2026.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck northeastern Chiba Prefecture early on October 29, 2026, with the Japan Meteorological Agency recording a maximum seismic intensity of 5 lower in Yokoshibahikari.
The Digital Agency released survey results on its Gen'nai government AI tool and launched a prototype app to help officials draft Diet answers, citing time savings but mixed feedback.
The Japan Pension Service says ongoing system upgrades at local governments nationwide may slow the verification of residence and income data needed to process pension claims, adding roughly one to two weeks to normal processing times.
The National Tax Agency has opened public comment on a draft plan to formally designate 'Japanese Whisky' as a protected geographic indication for distilled spirits.
Hokkaido's prefectural government has launched a dedicated website offering seminars, lawyer consultations and multilingual posters to help businesses prevent customer harassment, following a national law change.
Japan's health ministry revoked the labor dispatch and job placement licenses of Mie-based company INC after its conviction under the Immigration Control Act disqualified it from holding such licenses.