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Japan: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry publishes programmes under the budget of FY2025

Announcement

27 Dec 2024

In December 2024, the Japanese Cabinet approved the programmes proposed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under the FY2025 national budget. The measures support the green transformation of the industrial sector.

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Number of interventions

21

13 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

8 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Apr 2025

Revocation date:

31 Mar 2026

Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Nuclear Power Industry Infrastructure Strengthening Project” programme under the FY2025 budget. The 2025 budget is JP...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Next-Generation Fuel Production and Utilisation Technology Development Project” programme under the FY2025 budget. Th...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Pioneering Technology Development and Demonstration Projects for Advancing a Hydrogen Society” programme under the FY...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “International Demonstration Project for Japanese Technologies Contributing to Decarbonisation and Energy Transition” ...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Equity stake

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Semiconductor Design & Manufacturing Infrastructure Development Project” programme under the FY2025 budget. The 2...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Equity stake

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Investment Project for Mass Production of Next-Generation Semiconductors” programme under the FY2025 budget. The 2025...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget for the “Energy Conservation Investment Promotion Support” programme under the 2025 budget to accelerate energy savings in th...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Project to Support Technology Development and Supply Chain Construction for the Development and Construction of Next-...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “GX Supply Chain Development Support” programme under the FY2025 budget to accelerate the development of green transfo...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the “Low-Carbon Hydrogen Hub Development Support” programme under the FY2025 budget to accelerate the development of green transformation (GX)....

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget for the “Support focusing on price differentials for establishing hydrogen and other supply chains” programme under the FY202...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Next-Generation Aircraft Development Support” programme under the FY2025 budget to accelerate the development of gree...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the “Grid-Connected Storage Batteries and Other Power Storage Systems to Expand Renewable Energy Deployment Support Programme” under the FY2025...

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Implementation date

01 Apr 2025

Revocation date:

31 Mar 2026

Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Carbon Recycling and Next-Generation Thermal Power Generation Technology Development Project” programme under the FY2...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Equity stake

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Investment Funds for Hydrogen and Similar Fuel Manufacturing, Asset Acquisition and Related Projects” programme under...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Equity stake

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Capital Investment in Oil and Natural Gas Field Exploration and Asset Acquisition Projects” programme under the FY202...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Subsidy for Promoting Upgrades to Energy Conservation Equipment” programme under the FY2025 budget. The 2025 budget i...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Loan guarantee

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the “GX Promotion Organisation Capital Contribution” programme under the FY2025 budget to accelerate the development of green transformation (G...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Deep Tech Startup Support Project in GX Field” programme under the FY2025 budget to accelerate the development of gre...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
Financial grant

On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget for the “Post-5G Information and Communications System Infrastructure Enhancement Research and Development Project” programme...

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Announced: 27 Dec 2024
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On 27 December 2024, the Government of Japan approved the “Support Programme for Energy and Manufacturing Process Transformation in Industries Where Emissions Reduction is Challenging” under the FY...

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