Countries/Japan
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Japan

Constitutional monarchy · Asia · High income

Compare with other countries
Capital
Tokyo
Population
123.3M
GDP
$4.23T
Region
Asia
Climate & Environment49
1 monitored source · 1 active
Carbon Policy Strength55/100
Climate Action Alignment42/100
Effective Carbon Price$3/ton
Trade & Tariffs68
1 monitored source · 1 active
Trade Openness68/100
Trade Protection35/100
Sanctions Exposure30/100
Immigration & Borders35
1 monitored source · 1 active
Immigration Openness35/100
Border Control Intensity65/100
Visa Freedom Granted88/100

Policies

Climate & Environment

GX (Green Transformation) Basic Policy

⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-03-18active

Allocates ¥20 trillion (~$150B) over 10 years via GX bonds for decarbonization. Focus on nuclear restart, hydrogen/ammonia co-firing, and CCS.

2023-02-10 · METICheck against sources →
Verified 7mo agoMedium confidence
Curated dataset·Ministry·Source

Trade & Tariffs

Economic Security Promotion Act

⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-03-08active

Strengthens supply chain resilience for critical materials, protects core infrastructure, promotes development of advanced technologies, restricts patent disclosure.

2022-05-11 · Cabinet OfficeCheck against sources →
Verified 7mo agoLow confidence
Curated dataset·Government·Source
Economic Security Promotion Act may have had secondary regulations added. Needs review.

Immigration & Borders

Specified Skilled Worker Program Expansion

⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-04-08active

Expanded from 14 to 16 sectors, raised 5-year cap to 820,000 workers. New SSW2 pathway allows indefinite stay and family accompaniment.

2024-03-29 · MOJCheck against sources →
Verified 6mo agoMedium confidence
Curated dataset·Ministry·Source

Policy Timeline

2024-03-29⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-04-08
Specified Skilled Worker Program Expansion
Immigration · active · Verified 2026-04-08
2023-02-10⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-03-18
GX (Green Transformation) Basic Policy
Climate · active · Verified 2026-03-18
2022-05-11⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-03-08
Economic Security Promotion Act
Trade · active · Verified 2026-03-08

Latest official updates

Collected automatically from government websites.

We don't track an official news feed for Japan yet.

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Data Freshness

low confidence
Curated review overdue since 2026-03-22 (214 days)
Total Policies
3
Active
3
Recently Verified
0
Potentially Stale
3
Pending Review
0
Sources: World Bank, WTO, UNFCCC, UNHCR, national government publications·Last full verification: 2026-03-08