Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省 Keizai Sangyō Shō[1]?), or METI, is a Japanese government ministry. It was created by the 2001 Central Government Reform when the Ministry of International Trade and Industry merged with agencies from other ministries related to economic activities, such as the Economic Planning Agency.
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[edit] Bureaus
METI is organized into the following bureaus, agencies, offices, and departments:
- Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau
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- Economic and Industrial Policy Division
- Macro Economic Affairs Division
- Industrial Struture 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
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- 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
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- Trade Control Department
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- 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
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- 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
- Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
- Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
- Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
- Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
- Japan Patent Office
- Minister's Secretariat
- Regional Bureaus & Industrial Safety and Inspection Department
- Incorporated Administrative Agencies
[edit] Organization
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: Akira Amari
Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: Kozo Yamamoto
Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: Hiromichi Watanabe
Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry: Michiyo Takagi
Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry: Masaji Matsuyama
Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: Takao Kitabata
Vice-Minister for International Affairs: Toshiaki Kitamura
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Japanese name for this ministry literally translates to "Province of Economy And Manufacturing". The term "province" is thel> Japanese equivalent of a Cabinet-level Department in western countries, and is not used as a term for subnational entities.
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