Responsible Ministries : Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Post and Telecommunications

664 Revision of the condition for standard-size mail items, setting greeting-card rates, etc.


(Ministry of Home Affairs)

611 Elimination of requirement for domestic powdered activated charcoal for purification of water in bidding specifications
597 Review of standards for tank containers for overland transport of alkyl aluminum
558 Improvement of procurement procedures for public hospitals in the prefectures and ordinance-designated cities
552 Concerning the improvement of procurement procedures for beds for national hospitals etc.
548 Concerning deregulation of the transport of hazardous materials
511 Relaxation of special standards for hazardous goods containers pertaining to the import of containers for transporting liquids
498 Harmonization of Fire Service Law regulations pertaining to small tanks when transporting hazardous materials by road with international standards
497 Harmonization with international specifications and standards for length of gasoline pump hoses
491 Clarification of reason for regulations concerning containers for overland transport of liquid chemicals (alkyl lithium) and relaxation of regulations
490 Clarification of reasons for regulations concerning overhead cabinets installed as part of mini-kitchens equipped with electric hot plates, and review of regulations
473 Clarification of reasons for procurement of local government machinery and equipment (crushers)
441 Regarding pressure vessel test for industrial chemical blowing agents for rubber and plastics under the annexed table of the Fire Service Law:
1. Review on the domestic maker's test results.
2. Abolishment or improvement of the pressure vessel test.
438 Regarding the sale of tobacco products,
1. Simplification of the local tax procedures for imported tobacco products.
2. Improvements concerning Japan Tobacco's influence over sales permits and the placement of vending machines.
241 Concerning the individual inspection and secondary test for the type approval concerning the import of fire extinguishers,
1. Reduction of the samples in number.
2. Approval of the domestic test without any excessive burden.
238 Permission to use a flexible container, which passed the UN-specified test, as a container to carry hazardous material.
204 Concerning the internal floating roof petroleum storage tank,
1. Relaxation of the regulation for the tanks whose diameter exceeds 50m.
2. Making the deletion of requirement for the mesh screen on roof venting known to all local fire offices.
3. Admission of the use of FRP as the material of roof venting.
192 Concerning dangerous goods, clarification of the definitions of dangerous goods based on the standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and relaxation of the regulations for their transport containers.
127 Shortening of the time for type approval testing for aerosol type quasi-extinguishers.
124 A complaint about the results of type approval testing for aerosol type quasi-extinguishers and their notification method.
45 Relaxation of the regulations of spray-type small-sized extinguishers.
5 Easing the regulation concerning the obligations to install necessary materials for prevention of disaster in respect of internal floating roof tanks.


(Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications)

570 Review of regulation of high-frequency radio wave for non-electrode lamps
539 Concerning the handling through the mail of engine equipment and ignition tools for model rockets.
354 Shortening of the period from the time an aircraft is imported until the airworthiness inspections and radio station inspection procedures are completed.
330 Speed up of the delivery of international telegrams after their arrival in Japan
278 Expansion of the procurement of direction finders by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
157 Permission to use polyethylene-made envelopes for domestic mail service.
91 Approval for the foreign publications as the third-class mail.
88 Granting the radio station license to firm owned by foreigners.
81 Revision of the specifications of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation's work shoes in international procurement.
50 Revision of the condition for standard-size mail items, etc.