"Export Control" Articles (127)

Japan's Export Control Public Comment: Every Change in the Comparison Tables, Explained

A plain-English walk through the public comment that opened in Japan on October 19, 2026 (deadline November 18), compared with the rules in force since February 14, 2026. It reads the old-and-new comparison tables for cabinet orders, ministerial ordinances, notices and circulars, and sorts out the changes to controlled goods, controlled technology and procedures. These are still drafts.

2026-11-06Ryuta Hamamoto

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What Is Article 55-8 of Japan's FEFTA? Reading the Legal Basis of the Technology Management Scheme

FEFTA Article 55-8 is a general reporting clause that never mentions technology. See how it became the basis of METI's pre-contract technology report, plus penalties and steps.

2026-11-06Ryuta Hamamoto

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Admitting International Students: What Universities Should Verify

What universities should check at the door and after enrollment when admitting international students, based on public ISA and MEXT materials: document authenticity, enrollment management, student support, and specific categories.

2026-11-06Ryuta Hamamoto

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What Is Made in China 2025? The Ten Priority Sectors and How to Read the Dependence Debate

Made in China 2025 is the State Council's 2015 manufacturing plan. This guide checks its ten sectors and targets against the original text, then separates official goals from analysts' views on dependence.

2026-11-06Ryuta Hamamoto

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Japan's FEFTA Revisions Explained: From the February 2026 Changes to the October Draft

Japan's export rules are about to change again, and the public comment period is open. This guide walks through what took effect on February 14, 2026, what moved between then and October, and what the draft published on October 19 would change, based on the original METI documents and with every term explained.

2026-10-28Ryuta Hamamoto

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The BIS and OFAC 50% Rules: Exactly 50%, Aggregation, and Chains of Subsidiaries

Does exactly 50% ownership trigger the BIS and OFAC 50% rules? Are several owners' stakes added together? How are grandchild and great-grandchild companies counted? This guide works through the text of the rule and OFAC's numbered FAQ examples, and covers where the BIS rule's stay stands (it ends 9 November 2026) and how to check a counterparty's ownership.

2026-10-20Ryuta Hamamoto

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US EAR and China's Export Controls Reach Past Their Borders: A Guide for Japanese Exporters

US EAR and Chinese export controls can reach products shipped from Japan to a third country. But "one US-made part makes it subject" is a myth. This guide walks through the four ways the EAR attaches, the de minimis calculation (10% and 25%), foreign direct product rules, the 0.1% rule for Chinese rare earths and where it stands today, and a way to check your own exposure, all based on the regulations and notices themselves.

2026-10-20Ryuta Hamamoto

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UNGA 2026 General Debate: What World Leaders Said on Security

At the 81st UN General Assembly general debate (September 22-28, 2026), Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi, President Trump, China's Vice President Han Zheng and Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov set out their security positions. I sorted the original texts by topic, from Ukraine and Hormuz to the South China Sea, AI and sanctions, and note what it means for companies.

2026-10-04Ryuta Hamamoto

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China's Revised Defense Mobilization Law Takes Effect: What Applies to Companies in Peacetime

China's revised National Defense Mobilization Law (14 chapters, 82 articles) took effect on October 1, 2026. Most coverage has focused on the requisition of civilian resources, but several articles bind companies before any mobilization is declared, including a duty to supply data for mobilization-potential surveys. I walk through the text by article number and list what export control and subsidiary management teams should check.

2026-10-03Ryuta Hamamoto

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Building a Japan That Can Surge Drone and Ammunition Production

On 11 September 2026, Japan's Ministry of Defense was reported to be planning capital investment subsidies and a revision of the Defence Production Base Strengthening Act so that drones and ammunition can be surged in a contingency. This piece checks what is actually on the table in the FY2027 budget request and the Basic Policy 2026, looks at how Ukraine's four-million-drones-a-year war changed the nature of fighting, the dependence on Chinese-made drones that hold more than 70 percent of the world market, a Japan-China defence spending comparison using SIPRI and National People's Congress figures (roughly five to one), and the components and export control work that domestic surge capacity will require.

2026-09-12Ryuta Hamamoto

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What Waseda's Export Control Poster Gets Right: It Is More Than Shipping Goods

On 9 September 2026, Waseda University published an awareness poster on security export control. Its headline, "More Than Just Shipping Goods!", points at five everyday campus scenes: accepting international students and researchers, joint research, carrying data and samples abroad, hosting visitors, and closed lectures. This piece explains why export control is so often mistaken for a shipping formality, how Japan's "deemed export" rules and the 2022 specific-types approach work, what intake management looks like now that Japan hosts 408,000 international students, and the research security procedure manual that takes effect in fiscal 2026.

2026-09-12Ryuta Hamamoto

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Where Export Control Violations Actually Get Caught | Six Years of METI Data

Japan's METI publishes an annual analysis of export control violations, one PDF per year, with nobody stitching them together. I pulled all six and counted. The share found by customs audits roughly tripled in three years, and the leading cause was not what I expected.

2026-08-27Ryuta Hamamoto