Japans Standardization Policy 2013

Japans Standardization Policy 2013
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Japanese Industrial Standards Committee Secretariat
Message fromPresident of Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
JISC President
Dr. Tamotsu NOMAKUCHI
Japanese economy has been facing serious issues, such as long-running deflation, rising energy
costs and declining exports due to structural changes in international trade and industry. While
Japan should continue the challenge to overcome the issues for the future of Japanese economy,
Abenomics has been adjusting the route to economic recovery, especially upturn of corporate
earnings due to lowering the high currency rate of Yen.
In order to achieve further economic recovery and growth, it is significant that Japanese
industry should enhance its competitiveness in global markets by accelerating to create
innovations bringing new markets. Promotion of international standardization activities
integrated with business strategy will play a vital role in this.
It is particularly important to respond strategically to international standardization, taking
account of intellectual property strategy and effective certification scheme, and focusing on such
fields as smart grids, advanced medicine, and next-generation automobiles, where Japan has
outstanding technologies and global market growth is expected.
Since its establishment in 1949, Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) has played
a central role in Japans standardization activities in cooperation with a wide range of concerned
parties. These activities include the establishment and revision of Japanese Industrial Standards
(JIS) and the participation as Japans representative in international standardization organizations
such as ISO and IEC.
We hope that this updated report will serve to expand awareness of JISCs activities among a
greater number of people, and that it will also foster a deeper understanding of standardization.
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
Contents
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1. Outline of Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) ....................

1-1 Roles of JISC ................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-2 Organization of JISC ..................................................................
1-3 Major meetings of JISC held in 20112012 ...........................................
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2. Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) .................................................

2-1 Process of developing JIS ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-2 Relationship between JIS and international standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-3 Application of JIS to technical standards, etc. in the Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-4 Major JIS established (revised) in 20112012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3. Conformity Assessment ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-1 JIS Mark Certification Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-2 Japan National Laboratory Accreditation System ( JNLA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-3 International conformity assessment system ........................................
3-4 Promotion of efficiency in conformity assessment procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4. Approaches to International Standardization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4-1 Participation in ISO ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-2 Participation in IEC ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-3 International standards proposed by Japan during fiscal 20112012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-4 Human resources working on international standardization activities . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5. International Cooperation ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-1 Partnership with Europe .............................................................
5-2 Partnership with U.S. .......... .......................................................
5-3 Partnership with China and Korea ...................................................
5-4 Partnership in Asia-Pacific Region ...................................................
5-5 Other partnerships with Asian countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Highlights of JISC Activities in 2012

2014 IEC Tokyo Meeting
6. Human Resources Development

7. Response to Consumer Needs
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8. Promotion of Development and Use of Intellectual Infrastructure

9. METIs Standardization-related Budget
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Highlights of JISC Activities in 2012

April 2012
11th Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Forum
Japan-China Standardization bilateral meeting
Japan-Korea Standardization bilateral meeting
Northeast Asia Standardization Cooperation Forum (Chengdu, China)
June 2012
35th PASC (Pacific Area Standards Congress) meeting
PASC meeting (Yeosu, Korea)
August 2012
Childrens Day for visiting Kasumigaseki
Theme: What are standards? (Eight hundred thirty visitors come to Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry)
September 2012
35th ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
General Assembly
35th ISO General Assembly (San Diego, U.S.)
October 2012
76th IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)
General Meeting
Dr. Junji Nomura (Panasonic Corp.)
approved as President-Elect of the
IEC (President from January 2014).
Dr. Junji Nomura (Panasonic Corp.)
76th IEC General Meeting (Oslo, Norway)
October 2012
Industrial Standardization Promotion Month
Presentations on standardization and quality control
(National Meeting and Regional Meetings in Hokkaido,
Tohoku, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu)
Distribution of Standardization Month posters nationally, etc.
Industrial Standardization Awards
Prime Ministers Award: 1 person
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award:
20 people, 3 organizations
Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau Director-Generals Award: 27 people
Group photo of Prime Ministers Award recipients

(recipient Mr. Iizuka is fi fth from the right)
November 2012
JISC-CEN (European Committee for Standardization)
Information Exchange Meeting
JISC-CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardiza tion) Information Exchange
Meeting
JISC-CEN/CENELEC Information Exchange Meeting (Brussels, Belgium)
2014 IEC Tokyo Meeting
The 78th IEC General Meeting is scheduled to be held in

Tokyo on November 415, 2014 (2014 IEC Tokyo Meeting)
Scheduled location: Tokyo International Forum
(Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Size: Approximately 1,500 corporate personnel, etc.
Logo of the 2014 IEC Tokyo Meeting
Exterior view of the Tokyo International Forum

(Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
1 Outline of Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC)

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Roles of JISC
JISC is a deliberative body set up within Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and is engaged
in investigations and deliberations in relation to industrial standardization issues pursuant to Industrial
Standardization Act. Its functions include deliberations on the development/revision of Japanese Industrial
Standards (JIS) and making recommendations and reports on consultation responses to the relevant ministers with respect to the promotion of industrial standardization such as JIS, JIS Mark Certification Scheme,
Laboratory Accreditation System, etc. JISC also participates in international standardization activities of
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), as a
member representing Japan.
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Organization of JISC
Council serves as the highest body of JISC, designing and planning fundamental matters concerning the
operation and management of JISC. Standards Board and Conformity Assessment Board are subordinate to
Council and technical committees are subordinate to the two boards, which carry out deliberations on JIS.
Furthermore, under Council, Special Committees have been established for the purpose of studying and deliberating specific matters.
Council
(consisting of members)
As of April, 2013
Conformity
Assessment
Board
Standards Board
[Special Committees]
(1) Special Committee on Measurement
Standards and Intellectual Infrastructure
(Standing)
(2) Special Committee on Consumer Policy
(Standing)
[Cross-sectional Technical Committees]

(1) Committee on International Affairs
- Subcommittee International Standardization
Strategy on Smart Grid
(2) Committee on Management System
[Cross-sectoral Technical
Committee]
- Environment and
Recycling
[Technical Committee by Sector]
Committee on
JIS Marking
(1) Technical Committee on Civil Engineering, (2) Technical Committee on Architecture, (3) Technical Committee on Iron and
Steel, (4) Technical Committee on Non-Ferrous Metals, (5) Technical Committee on Welding, (6) Technical Committee on
Chemical Analysis, (7) Technical Committee on Chemical Products, (8) Technical Committee on Ceramics, (9) Technical Committee on Consumer Life Products, (10) Technical Committee on Paper and Pulp, (11) Technical Committee on Medical Equipment, (12) Technical Committee on Support for the Aged and Disabled, (13) Technical Committee on Protective Equipment for
Occupational Safety, (14) Technical Committee on Machine Elements, (15) Technical Committee on Industrial Automation, (16)
Technical Committee on Testing and Measurement Technology, (17) Technical Committee on Industrial Machinery, (18) Technical Committee on Road Vehicles, (19) Technical Committee on Aircrafts and Space Vehicles, (20) Technical Committee on
Railways and Rolling Stock, (21) Technical Committee on Ships, (22) Technical Committee on Logistics and Distribution of
Goods, (23) Technical Committee on Electricity Technology, (24) Technical Committee on Electronics, (25) Technical Committee on Information Technology, (26) Technical Committee on Basic Engineering
Organizational Chart of JISC
(1) Council
Council consists of not more than 30 members (19 members are as of the end of Fiscal Year 2012), and determines JISCs comprehensive policies as its highest decision-making body by holding well-rounded discussions
on the concept of standardization policies based on its industrial, technological, and trade policies, among
others.
(2) Standards Board
As standardization has become more and more important as a tool to strengthen Japans industrial competitiveness, Standards Board examines policies with the aim of promoting standardization, R&D, and the acquisition of intellectual properties in an integrated manner, promoting strategic international standardization
activities so as to spread Japans industrial technology throughout the global market, achieving standardization with full consideration of the elderly and the disabled, and promoting environmentally-friendly standardization, and conducts deliberations to combine these policies with concrete activities in developing standards.
These concrete activities, such as developing standards, are conducted by the 26 Technical Committees
established for the respective technological sectors under Standards Board and the Technical Committee on
Environment and Recycling Policy established as a committee for the purpose of dealing with matters in a
cross-sectoral manner.
(3) Conformity Assessment Board
Conformity Assessment Board conducts examinations on the operation and development of JIS Conformity
Assessment Systems and surveys and deliberations on conformity assessments and management system standards. At the same time, the board reviews operational concepts and the development of domestic certification/
accreditation systems and the international/regional systems of conformity assessments from the viewpoint of
spreading these standards.
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Major meetings of JISC held in 20112012

January 2011
81st Standards Board Meeting
February
82nd Standards Board Meeting
March
23rd JISC Council Meeting

83rd Standards Board Meeting
33rd Conformity Assessment Board Meeting
April
May
84th Standards Board Meeting
June

34th Conformity Assessment Board Meeting
21st Special Committee Meeting on Consumer Policy
July
August
September
October
89 th Standards Board Meeting
November
December
January 2012
February
March

22nd Special Committee Meeting on Consumer Policy
April

1st Special Committee Meeting on Development of Intellectual Infrastructure 2012
May
June
95th Standards Board Meeting, 96th Standards Board Meeting

2nd Special Committee Meeting on Development of Intellectual Infrastructure 2012
July

3rd Special Committee Meeting on Development of Intellectual Infrastructure 2012
August

4th Special Committee Meeting on Development of Intellectual Infrastructure 2012
September
October

November

December
January 2013
February
24th JISC Council Meeting

March
Information on the meetings of Technical Committees which are under Standards Board and Conformity
Assessment Board is available in Japanese on JISC website.
2 Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS)

JIS are national standards established based on the Industrial Standardization Act (1949) with the aim to
promote the industrial standards of Japan.
Each JIS is given its own number. JIS number, in principle, comes in a combination of one letter of the alphabet that indicates the sector and a four-digit number.
e.g.) JIS G 3101: Rolled steels for general structure
* The alphabet G indicates the Iron and Steel sector.
In the fiscal year 2012, the development of JIS and other operations were conducted in line with the Industrial
Standardization Operations Plan for FY 2012 approved by Standards Board Meeting held on June 1, 2012. As
a result, the following JIS were made public: 170 newly established standards, 392 revised standards, 57 withdrawn standards and 1,219 confi rmed standards. As of March 31, 2013, there were 10,399 JIS and the number
of JIS by sector is shown in Table 2-1 and Figure 2-1.
Table 2-1 Number of JIS revised or withdrawn in Fiscal Year 2012

Newly
Established
A. Civil Engineering and Architecture

B. Mechanical Engineering
C. Electronic and Electrical Engineering
D. Automotive Engineering
E. Railway Engineering
F. Shipbuilding
G. Ferrous Materials and Metallurgy
H. Nonferrous Materials and Metallurgy
K. Chemical Engineering
L. Textile Engineering
JIS
M. Mining
Sector
P. Pulp and Paper
Q. Management System
R. Ceramics
S. Domestic Wares
T. Medical Equipment and Safety Appliances
W. Aircraft and Aviation
X. Information Processing
Z. Miscellaneous
Type of promulgation
Revised
confirmed
31
53
39
2
3
4
52
29
64
5
2
0
6
5
16
38
0
15
28
392
4
15
43
8
2
0
20
2
15
0
2
8
2
17
1
17
0
3
11
170
Total
Withdrawn
Change in No.
of Standards
-4
0
35
6
1
0
17
1
5
-1
-1
5
2
17
1
17
0
3
9
113
8
15
8
2
1
0
3
1
10
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
57
104
204
166
18
6
94
43
27
214
4
21
14
0
81
3
41
40
24
113
1,217
Total
571
1,651
1,601
372
148
395
440
410
1,740
218
162
77
80
371
190
525
97
515
836
10,399
Figure 2-1 Number of JIS by Sector
200
400
Civil Engineering
and Architecture
600
800
1000
1600
1800
1651
1601
Automotive Engineering
372
Railway Engineering
1400
571
Mechanical Engineering
Electronic and Electrical
Engineering
Shipbuilding
Ferrous Materials
and Metallurgy
Nonferrous Materials
and Metallurgy
Chemical Engineering
1200
148
395
440
410
1740
Textile Engineering
218
Mining
162
Pulp and Paper
77
Management System
80
371
Ceramics
190
Domestic Wares
Medical Equipment and
Safety Appliances
Aircraft and Aviation
Information Processing
Miscellaneous
525
97
515
836
As of the end of March 2013
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Process of developing JIS
When a task for standardization arises from social needs in the government or in industry, JIS draft is formulated by JIS drafting committee (comprising the relevant parties). JIS draft is then deliberated upon by JISC
and is formally established or revised by the Minister in charge. The process of JIS development is as shown in
Figure 2-2.
Procedures under Article
11 of the Industrial
Standardization Act
JISC *2
Ministry in
charge*1
Procedures under Article

12 of Industrial
Standardization Act
Voluntary creation
by relevant
organizations / Sectors
Proposal
*1 Seven ministries: METI, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and
Transport, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Internal Affairs and
Communications, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science
and Technology, Ministry of the Environment
Standards Board/
Conformity
Assessment
Board
Technical
Committees
(committees on
about 30
different fields)
Notification in the official gazette
JIS draft
Drawn up in committee
format *2
Report
Inquiry
(commissions relevant
private-sector body
when necessary)
Council
Chair: Dr. Tamotsu
Nomakuchi, Executive
Corporate Advisor of
Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation
Establishment
Creation by Competent
Minister *1
Ministry in
charge*1
Breakdown of the number of proposals based

on Article 11 or Article 12 of Industrial Standardization Act in the establishment or revision of JIS

government (GOJ)

from the private sector
Fiscal
year
Article 11
Article 12
2008
7513
50787
2009
9417
46583
2010
8212
59088
2011
40 7
55593
Comprising almost
500 members
(as of November 2012)
Deliberation on JIS draft
The majority of proposals for
establishment or revision are

from the private sector based
on Article 12
*2 Comprising all stakeholders, including producers, users,

and consumers.
Figure2-2 JIS Development Process
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Relationship between JIS and international standards
As the global economy becomes increasingly borderless, international transactions of goods and services
are expanding, and the importance of international standards such as ISO and IEC is growing. Enhancement of
harmonization between international standards and national standards enables us to use products and productrelated technologies throughout the world beyond national boundaries, which, in turn, facilitates international
trade.
With respect to JIS, we have been promoting compliance with GAT T Standards Code (developed in 1980).
With the enforcement of WTO (World Trade Organization)/TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) Agreement in
January 1995, Japan has been further promoting consistency with international standards in order to respond to
demands in and outside the country.
Table 2-2 shows the consistency between JIS and international standards (ISO and IEC) as of the end of
March 2013.
Table 2-2 Consistency between JIS and International Standards
Total JIS
Number of JIS with corresponding international standards
10,399 standards
5,725 standards
JIS identical to international standards (IDT)
40%
JIS modied from international standards (MOD)
57%
JIS not-equivalent to international standards (NEQ)
3%
(Note 1) The degree of correspondence of the standards in parentheses with international standards is in accordance
with the defi nition of ISO/IEC Guide 21-1.
(Note 2) The rate of consistency (%) is obtained using the number of JIS with corresponding international standards
as a parameter.
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Application of JIS to technical standards, etc. in the Law
As of the end of March 2013, 195 acts apply JIS to technical regulations, etc. (excluding Industrial
Standardization Act), 1,306 JIS are cited in laws and regulations, and the frequency of citation in the laws and
regulations is 6,521. Major acts citing JIS are as shown in Table 2-3.
Table 2-3 Major Acts Citing JIS
Frequency of JIS Citation
Title
Pharmaceutical Affairs Act
1,164
Fire Service Act
601
Building Standards Act
588
Industrial Safety and Health Act
442
Human Resources Development Promotion Act
278
Act on the Regulation of Nuclear Source Material, Nuclear Fuel Material and Reactors
277
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Major JIS established (revised) in 20112012
(1) JIS for map content delivered on the Internet (establishment)

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML based markup language for the expression of illustrations and
other vector content. SVG is recommended by World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an organization that promotes standardization of various technologies used on the Internet. High-quality expansion, compression, and
rotation are characteristic of vector encodings based on SVG.
This JIS, JIS X 7197: Geographic InformationMap representation and services based on SVG, establishes
a method for encoding geographical information using SVG and delivering that SVG content via the internet as
maps in applications and through web browsers. This JIS was accepted and published on November 25, 2012.
This JIS enables users to easily deliver map data via the internet. Users can freely mix and combine background map data with other SVG map content layers from different providers.
In addition another standard JIS X 4197: Scalable Vector Graphics Tiny1.2 SVG for small footprint and
mobile devices was accepted and established as on November 20, 2012.
Information
transmitter
Position information
content
SVG
Location information
search service provider
Where?
Background
provider A
What?
SVG
Common map format
HTML or other
Background
provider B
Background maps can
be freely mixed and
combined
SVG
Background
provider C
SVG
Local data
on the users PC
Can be combined
with data on a
users PC
Offline operation
Common map viewer

(through a web browser)
Other information
provider
User can freely
combine content
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(2) JIS for bulb-type LED lamps for general lighting (establishment)
Lighting account for almost 15 percent of total power consumption
in homes and about 20 percent in office buildings. One hundred twenty
years after the incandescent light bulb, and 60 years after the fluorescent
lamp, LED lamps have arrived as the lighting of the 21st century. Their
energy conservation performance (luminous efficiency) has taken great
leaps in recent years. It is now six times that of incandescent light bulbs
and 1.3 times that of fluorescent lamps.
As well as these technical background, interest in energy conservation has been rising since Great East Japan Earthquake. Bulb-type LED
lamps are rapidly spreading as an alternatives to conventional light bulbs.
Some of the manufacturers and sellers of LED lamps have not been
familiar with lightning industry. Some businesses are insufficiently conscious of lighting equipment safety and performance, and complaints regarding their products have arisen.
From the perspective of the development and dissemination LED lighting with its outstanding energy conservation performance, JIS C 8158Self-ballasted LED-lamps for general lighting services was established
on November 20, 2012, as the JIS-mark-eligible product standard for the safety, performance, labeling, etc., of
bulb-type LED lamps.
(3) JIS for gas cylinders for portable gas cookers
Leaking liquefied petroleum gas from improperly mounted gas cylinders for portable gas cookers (gas
cylinders) has caused fi res. It is believed that gas leakage caused by users attaching gas cylinders to portable
gas cookers in the wrong position. JIS S 2148 was therefore revised on February 20, 2013, in order to prevent
improper positioning of gas cylinders.
<Points of revision>
The strength of gas cylinder fl anges, which prevent improper mounting on portable gas cookers, was added.
Dimensional tolerances for gas cylinder parts were made stricter from the perspective of preventing improper
mounting.
After vibration testing of gas cylinders, evaluation not just of air tightness but of pressure tightness was
added.
Evaluations of air tightness and pressure tightness after drop testing of gas cylinders were added.
Flange
Guide so that gas cylinders are mounted in the proper direction on

portable gas cookers
Stem
Tip of the gas cylinder's valve
(4) Equipment for measuring specific activit y of gamma-emitting radionuclides in foodstuffs

(establishment)
The need for radiation detector for foodstuffs has been rising since Japans nuclear power plant accident.
There has been a particular need for the detector that easily measures radiation in foodstuffs without devices
requiring the kind of advanced measuring technology used by specialized analysis organizations.
METI as a secretariat of JISC therefore set standards for the quality, testing methods, indications, etc.
of radiation detector of foodstuffs. . With the aim of helping promote its dissemination, Japanese Industrial
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Standard (JIS Z 4342 Equipment for measuring specific activity of gamma-emitting radionuclides in foodstuffs)
was established and published on March 21, 2013.
Comparison of scintillator-type radiation detector and germanium semiconductor detectors
Newly established JIS
Previously established JIS
Scintillator-type radiation detector
Germanium semiconductor detector
Equipment example
Measurement
location
Movable. Easily affected by the

surrounding environment.
Fixed (at installation location). Not

easily affected by the surrounding
environment.
Price
A few million yen
15-20 million yen + installation
Weight
A few kilos
1.5-2 tons
Ease of measurement
Simple
Simple, but training is necessary
Application
Used as a screening test method for

radioactivity. If a high value of radiation
is detected, a retest using a germanium
semiconductor detector is needed.
Used to determine radioactive

contamination.
About 1,000/year
No domestic production
Number produced in
Japan
3 Conformity Assessment
Conformity assessment is verification of whether a product, service, or organizational structure meets a
specification. Conformity assessment plays an important role in various areas, including safety control, government procurement, business transactions and product selection by consumers.
METI manages JIS Mark Certification Scheme based on Industrial Standardization Act, makes efforts for
mutual recognition with other countries in view of trade facilitation, and carries out various measures for certification systems in the private sector.
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JIS Mark Certification Scheme
New JIS Mark Cer tif ication Scheme was launched in October 20 05 based on rev ised Industrial
Standardization Act. The scheme is an internationally harmonized third-party certification system under which
private-sector certification bodies (accredited certification bodies registered into GOJ) conduct certification
activities. METI is striving to ensure the reliability of the system through various initiatives, including strict
responses to factories that breach the rules, on-site inspections of certified business operators, inspections of
purchased product samples, and regional seminars on JIS Mark Certification Scheme. As part of its PR and promotion efforts, METI has set up an exhibit of JIS Mark products in the sixth-floor elevator lobby of its Annex
building for visitors to its offices.
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Exhibit of JIS Mark products

As of the end of March 2010, approximately 2,100 standards were targeted at certification scheme, and the
certificated number of cases was about 8,800. Since the new scheme began, certification has progressed for
environmentally conscious standards such as JIS A 4112 (Solar collectors) and JIS Z 7311 (Refuse derived
paper and plastics densified fuel [RPF]) and for welfare-related standards such as JIS T 9207 (Portable ramps
for wheelchairs), JIS T 9208 (Electrically powered scooters), and JIS T 9254 (Electrically operated adjustable
bed for home use). A total of 634 newly certified business operators have emerged with respect to a total of 285
standards.
Looking ahead, METI will continue working to ensure and enhance the schemes reliability through surveillance of Accredited Certification Bodies, on-site inspections of certified factories and other measures.
Number of Certifications by Accredited Certification Body (in and outside the country)
Sector
Name of accredited certification body
Japan Paint Inspection and testing Association
Japan Testing Center for Construction Materials
General Building Research Corporation of Japan
Japan Gas Appliances Inspection Association
Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories
Japan Textile Products Quality and Technology Center
Japan LP Gas Instrument Inspection Association
Registration type
JIC Quality Assurance Ltd.

Japan Heating Appliances Inspection Association
Japan Electric Cable Technology Center
Management System Assessment Center
Railway
Engineering
Ceramics
Medical
Equipment
and Safety
Appliances Miscellaneous
Japan Tile Testing & Engineering Association
Cumulative
Total
By Body
Total by sector
Domestic
Wares
The Ship Equipment Inspection Society of Japan
Moody International Certification Ltd.
AWPA Test Centre Association Inc.
Pulp and
Paper
Korea Testing & Research Institute
Textile
Engineering
Korean Standards Association
Chemical
Engineering
Center for Better Living
Nonferrous
Materials
and
Metallurgy
Shipbuilding
Ferrous
Materials
and
Metallurgy
Bureau Veritas Japan Co.Ltd.
Japan Sewage Works Association
Automotive
Engineering
Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute, Japan
Japan Water Works Association
Electronic and
Electrical
Engineering
Japan Quality Assurance Organization
Mechanical
Engineering
Japan Recreation and Miscellaneous Goods Safety Laboratory
Japan Vehicle Inspection Association
Civil
Engineering
and
Architecture
As of the end of March 2013
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Japan National Laboratory Accreditation System (JNLA)
JNLA has been put in place to accredit competent testing laboratories, which can issue reliable test reports
based on the examination result in accordance with the test method of JIS. Accredited testing laboratories are
entitled to issue test reports with JNLA logo.
Since the launch of New JIS Mark Certification Scheme in 2005, all JIS specified tests have been covered with the scope of JNLA. With this, the method of evaluating and indicating conformity to JIS has been
enhanced. ISO/IEC 17025 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories) is
confi rmed during the laboratory registration process. Test certificates from JNLA-accredited testing laboratories subject to Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) are internationally accepted.
Currently, 210 testing laboratories have been accredited by JNLA (as of the end of March 2013), and close to
200,000 test report are issued annually covering a wide range of areas including the civil engineering/construction, iron/steel, and textiles.
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International conformity assessment system
Private bodies certifying organizations such as corporations for conformity to management system (MS)
standards are examples of international conformity assessment schemes. Typical MS standards are ISO 9001
(Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environment). Such MS standards are expected to serve as tools to enhance the sense
of security that buyers of goods and services feel towards suppliers quality control and environmental management systems, to improve the suppliers systems, and to contribute to PR. In Japan, the scheme fully started
in the mid-1990s, and over 50 certification bodies remain active under the supervision of private accreditation
bodies (Japan Accreditation Board for conformity assessment [JAB], etc). Today, about 37,000 organizations
are certified for ISO9001 and about 20,000 for ISO14001 nationwide.
During more than 10 years, the number of MS standards certifications has rapidly increased. However, certification-related scandals have frequently occurred at corporations that have received MS standards certification. The inability of the MS standards certification scheme to prevent such scandals has become problematic.
The credibility of the system itself has become a concern.
To ensure the systems credibility, in July 2008, METI therefore published Guidelines for the improvement
of management system certification targeting accreditation and certification bodies.
In light of the guidelines, accreditation and certification bodies formulated an action plan, which was implemented as Japan Initiative for Reliability Enhancement of Certification (JIREC).
Since the scheme has been internationally accepted, METI made an international proposal in line with the
guidelines at International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC), in cooperation with the relevant overseas parties with whom Japan shares a common awareness of the issue. As a result,
the proposal is being deliberated in a working group within IAF. Efforts will continue in light of revisions to the
international standards and other factors concerning certification.
Number of Third-party Certications based on Major MS Standards
International Standards
ISO9001:2008
Quality management Systems
ISO14001:2004
Environmental Management Systems
ISO/IEC27001:2005
Information Security Management Systems
The world*1
Japan*2
1,111,698
37,021
267,457
19,906
17,509
4,279
*1: ISO Survey 2011

*2: Data as of the end of March 2013 from the Japan Accreditation Board and the Japan Information Processing
Development Corporation
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JIREC
Accreditation bodies
Certification bodies
Response to scandals at certified

organizations
Disclosure of certification bodies'
basic information
Certified organizations that willfully

provide false information will not be
certified for a given period
Certified organizations
Disclosure of certification-related
information
Suspension or revocation of
organizations that commit serious
violations of laws or regulations
Thorough effectiveness assessment

Adjustment of certification scope
Disclosure of information on
assessment results
Vigorous PR regarding accreditation
and certification systems
Improvement of examiner quality

and consistency
(including reexaminationof the
schemes of their certification bodies)
Voluntary certified organization information disclosure program

JIREC: Japan Initiative for Reliability Enhancement of Certification
Content of JIREC
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Promotion of efficiency in conformity assessment procedures
MR A concluded between governments is one of the systems by which conformity assessment procedures
conducted in exporting countries can be used by importing counties, with an aim to facilitate trade. Since the
government of the importing country accepts results of the conformity assessment of the exporting country, an
exporter can complete the conformity assessment procedures within their own country, which can reduce time
and costs, leading to the promotion of export. Japan has concluded MR As for exports such as electric appliances with Singapore, EU, Thailand and Philippines. Additionally, with Taiwan in November 2012, Japanese
side (Interchange Association ( Japan)) and Taiwanese side (Association of East Asian Relations) signed
arrangement for cooperation on mutual recognition.
IEC operates some systems in which member country certification bodies mutually recognize testing
results from laboratories in each others countries. Among them, IECEE (IEC System for Conformity Testing
and Certification of Electrotechnical Equipment and Components) issues many testing reports in Japan. This
system improves efficiency since a certification body of an importing country conducts conformity assessment
procedures using the test report which an exporter obtained within its own country. In practice, individual
agreements are concluded among certification bodies, in an effort to further improve services for exporters.
METI will continue to effectively use various methods in order to contribute in order to efficiency in conformity assessment procedures, including the aforementioned frameworks, to address the facilitation of trade.
4 Approaches to International Standardization

JISC participates in international standardization activities of ISO and IEC, as a member representing Japan.
4-1
Participation in ISO
JISC has been a member of ISO since 1952. Japan is participating in many Technical Committees and
Subcommittees for the development of international standards at ISO and actively taking part in international
standardization activities. JISC sends Japanese representatives to Council and to Technical Management Board
(TMB), an essential decision-making body.
Japan has been successively selected as a member of Council since 1969 and has served as a permanent
member of Council since ISO General Assembly in September 1979.
In 2008, ISO General Assembly decided to make Japan a permanent member of TMB starting in 2010.
Furthermore, following a decision by ISO General Assembly, Mr. Sadao Takeda, Director-General of Japanese
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Standards Association (JSA) at that time, was appointed ISO Vice-President (policy) for the 2010-2011 term (and
reappointed for 20122013).
Participation in ISO (as of end of each year)
2012
2011
2010
Number of ISO members
164
163
163
Number of ISO Technical Committees
737
737
706
37,629
36,102
36,775
1,531
1,481
1,436
Number of Technical Committees in which Japan

participates (including as an O-member)
687
680
669
Number of Technical Committees for which Japan

serves as a Secretariat
67
67
63

serves as a Chairperson
61
60
54
ISO budget (1000 CHF)

Membership subscriptions of Japan (1000 CHF)
4-2
Participation in IEC
JISC has been a member of IEC since 1953. Japan is participating in many Technical Committees and subcommittees for the development of standards at IEC and actively taking part in international standardization
activities. JISC sends Japanese representatives to Council Board (CB), an essential decision-making body, to
Standardization Management Board (SMB), and to Market Strategy Board (MSB), newly established in 2008.
Japan has acted as a permanent member of CB and SMB since 1998 when both of these were established.
In addition, Dr. Hiromichi Fujisawa of Hitachi, Ltd., has already been appointed as a Vice-President (term:
20092011, reappointed: 20122014). Moreover, Dr. Junji Nomura of Panasonic Corp. has been serving as IECs
President-Elect in 2013. He is to become its President in 2014.
Participation in IEC (as of end of each year)
2012
Number of IEC members
2011
2010
82
82
81
184
175
174
20,400
20,000
19,600
Membership subscriptions of Japan (1000 CHF)
780
780
884
Number of Technical Committees in which Japan

participates
183
174
173

serves as a Secretariat
23
15
15

serves as a Chairperson
15
11
Number of IEC Technical Committees

IEC budget (1000 CHF)
16
Trends in the number of international standards

proposed by Japan (ISO and IEC)
Trends in cases from various countries

accepted by ISO/IEC Secretaries
Cases
130
125
120
112
110
100
86
90
80
70
94
96
U.S.
Germany
U.K.
France
Japan
China
Korea
102
71
63
60
50
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International standards proposed by Japan during fiscal 20112012
JISC actively proposes outstanding Japanese technologies as international standards.

(1) Standardization for organic/nanodevice measurement
Among the organic/nanodevices that will create next-generation electronics industry, the commercialization of organic thin-fi lm transistors (OTF T) as driving elements in displays, lighting elements, and sensors,
has been highly promising. The fabrication of high-performance and highly-reliable OTF T will be promoted
by aiming at the establishment of accurate characterization method of organic semiconductor materials.
Accordingly, OTF T that can be produced with printing technology will be adopted for organic EL lighting.
Sharp reduction in manufacturing energy consumption of lighting elements and creation of lighting and display
devices with innovative functions are expected with the application of OTFT to organic EL lighting.
In this background, in order to establish standards for accurate characterization of both OTF T and the
organic semiconductor materials used in it OTFT, in fiscal year 2012, Japan proposed a preliminary work item
(PWI) toward formulating of blank detail specifications (BDS) for OTFT sample structure for electric conduction measurement to IECs Technical Committee on nanoelectronics (TC 113). It was Japans fi rst PWI proposal in TC 113. Subsequently, it was formally recognized as new work item proposal (NWIP) through a vote
of the TC 113 member countries. Today, with the participation of experts from five countries (Japan, Germany,
Russia, Korea, and U.S.), action to create international technical specifications (TS) is actively underway.
Contact-area-limited doping is a versatile method

for improving device performance of OTFTs.
Main point of the standardization proposal

Highly-doped layers around contact electrodes are indispensable
for realizing reliable evaluation of carrier mobility and concentration
in organic semiconductor devices.
Highly-doped layer
Contact electrode
Organic semiconductor layer
Gate insulator
Gate electrode
Substrate
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(2) International standardization of dental materials

In ISO/TC 106 (Dentistry), approximately 150 ISO standards have been developed. Some of the ISO standards are referred to in technical regulations in various countries.
In Japan, there are 94 JISs corresponding to ISO/TC106 standards, of which 38 JISs (29 cases as attestation
base) are referred to in Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. In U.S., FDA has recognized 29 ISO/TC106 standards for use in its marketing clearance of dental products. In Europe, the standards developed by ISO/TC106
are being simultaneously adopted as EN standards by European Committee for Standardization (CEN) under
the Vienna Agreement, and 88 of them are quoted as harmonized standards for European Medical Device
Directives (MDD).
Thus, international standardization is having a major impact on the regulatory framework for dentistry in
various countries. In recent years, Japan has been actively submitting NWIP to ISO/TC106 and undertaking as
secretariat. During fiscal year 2012, Japans proposal on dental magnetic attachments to attach dental prostheses (dentures) was developed as ISO 13017.
Developed in Japan, they are used in a wide variety of applications, such as magnetic retention of dentures
and fi xing the upper structures of implants. Through the standard, Japanese magnetic dental attachments are
demonstrably high-quality, more compact and with more powerful magnetism than foreign products. This is
expected to make an important contribution to entry into international markets. Furthermore, fi rmly attached
dentures improve quality of life. Mastication is better, and being able to chew properly stimulates the brain.
Because the standard does not describe how to measure the magnetism of magnetic attachments, magnetism cannot be accurately measured. We therefore explained to an international conference the need for
standardization of testing methods and measurement tools that enable simple measurement and have small
standard deviations. We immediately proposed revision of the standard.
2008
(Example of mounting of magnetic attachment)
submit NWIP to ISO/TC 106/SC 2
Prosthetic tooth
2012
Magnet
ISO 13017 published
Keeper
Root
2013
JIS draft (based on above ISO) is being created
(3) International standardization for wind power systems
Since Great East Japan Earthquake, there has been a renewed awareness of the importance of clean and
natural energy. Expectations for wind power are rising.
International standards for wind power systems are currently developed in IEC/TC 88 (Wind turbines). IEC
61400 series has been published, and commercialization based on these standards is proceeding in various
countries.
However, current international standards were established based on experience in Europe and U.S., and
they are not necessarily suited to countries such as Japan with more difficult environmental conditions (e.g.,
turbulent winds caused by complex geography, typhoons, etc.). In the work of reviewing and revising the current international standards, JISC therefore actively
proposes that they address the particular requirements of Japans climate, such as typhoons, turbulent winds, and winter thunderstorms. The aim of
reflecting the ideas in proposals on such items in
the standards is to supply the world market with
highly reliable wind power systems suitable even
for distinctive natural environmental conditions like
those in Japan.
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(4) International standardization of the railway sector

IEC began the activity in the railway sector in IEC/TC 9 (Electrical equipment and systems for railways) in
1924. ISO decided in 2012 to establish ISO/TC 269 as the technical committee to develop international standards for all areas of railways, except for those covered by IEC/TC 9.
Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) has served as Japanese National Mirror Committee on IEC/TC
9 and on the related ISO Technical Committee (ISO/
Establishment of new TC ISO/TC 269 (Railway applications)
TC 17[Steel]/SC 15[Railway rails, rails fasteners,
Overview
wheels and wheelsets ]) and RTRI also accepted to
- Establishment approved in April 2012 based on joint proposal by Germany and
France.
be the secretariat of National Mirror committee on
- RTRI designated as Japanese National Mirror Committee. Through coordination
ISO/TC 269.Through coordination with relevant
with relevant institutions , Japan obtained chairmanship.
- First plenary meeting held in Berlin, Germany, in October 2012. Establishment
institutions, RTRI has successfully provided the
of ad hoc groups approved for two Japanese proposals for international
standards. Second plenary meeting to be held in Japan in November 2013.
committees Chairperson to ISO/TC269. It is hoped
Scope covers almost
ISO/TC 269 (railway sector)
that this will lead to the development of integrated,
entire railway sector
([except IEC area])
crosscutting international standardization activities
Chair country:
Secretariat
Chairmanship
Japan
country:
obtained
Germany
in the railway sector, with Japan playing the most
Strategic Business
Japanese member joins
Plan established at
important role in ISO/TC 269.
CAG as well
Chair's advisory group
(CAG)
T he commit tees f irst general meet ing was
Submitted NWIP from
Integrated, and
Japanese proposals
crosscutting standards
held on October 3031, 2012, in Berlin, Germany.
1) Generic
2) HVAC
activities
standards
standards
Establishment of Ad Hoc Groups on two work items
Japanese National Mirror Committee
proposed by Japan was approved, and a Japanese
IEC/TC 9
ISO/TC 17 (Steel) SC 15
(Electrical equipment and
(Railway rails,rail fasteners,
member was selected for the Chairs adv isor y
systems for railways)
RTRI
wheels and wheelsets)
*Established in 1924
group. The second plenary meeting is scheduled to
Playing a leading role in international standardization
be held in Japan in November 2013.
activities in the ISO railway sector.
I EC has been at the center of inter nat ional
Overview of ISO/TC 269 (Railway applications)
standardization of the railway sector, but with the
establishment of ISO/TC 269, development of international standards in ISO should grow more active. We will work towards the international standardization of
Japans outstanding railway technology while continuing to collaborate with domestic stakeholders.
(5) Standardization of satellite specifications and transmit data systems related to precision positioning systems
There are high expectations for centimeter-scale precision positioning systems in a wide range of fields that
can contribute to improving the quality of life. They include automated farm work, traffic control and environmental measurement. Because there are cases where the reliability and operability of positioning accuracy in
vehicle and ship control contribute immediately to economic loss, ensuring the reliability of such systems is
vital.
However, current centimeter-scale precision positioning can
Illustration of use of precision
only be guaranteed for a few kilometers in each direction. We
positioning system
have therefore begun work on developing international standards
to accomplish centimeter-scale precision positioning over an area
covering 1,000 kilometers in every direction by using additional
Vehicle operation control/
Ship operational control
satellites.
unattended operation
During fiscal year 2012, Japan proposed NWIP titled Space
systems - Space based services requirements for centimeter class
Coastal and tsunami
management
positioning to ISO/TC 20 (Aircraft and space vehicles), and its
Precision
Civil engineering
agriculture
registration to start the development of standard was completed.
works
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Human resources working on international standardization activities
The following TC/SC indicates either Japanese has been serving as Secretary and/or Chairperson at ISO
and IEC (as of March 2013).
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List of ISO Secretaries/Chairpersons

(X indicates that Japanese is in charge of Secretary and/or Chairperson.)
TC
SC
12
Ball bearings
Marine environment protection
(U.S.)
Navigation and ship operations
Steel
17
Name
Secretary
Chairperson
17
Methods of determination of chemical composition
17
Tinplate and blackplate
22
22
Motorcycles
28
38
Measurement of refrigerated hydrocarbon and non-petroleum based liquefied gaseous fuels

Textiles
X
*Twinning with China
X
(China)
(U.S.)
38
Cleansing, fi nishing and water resistance tests
41
Conveyor belts
45
Testing and analysis
Chemistry
47
Functional/user requirements and performance in build-

X
(Netherlands)
59
61
11
Products
61
12
Thermosetting materials
61
13
Composites and reinforcement fibres
67
Casing, tubing and drill pipe
69
Measurement methods and results
ing construction
20
TC
SC
69
71
71
71
79
79
79
Chairperson
X
(Korea)
Organic and anodic oxidation coatings on aluminium
Unalloyed (refi ned) aluminium ingots
11
Titanium
Surface active agents
(Iran)
Fire initiation and growth
(U.K.)
Personal safety -- Protective clothing and equipment
(Australia)
94
technology and product development

Non-traditional reinforcing materials for concrete
structures
Maintenance and repair of concrete structures
Environmental management for concrete and concrete
structures
96
Use, operation and maintenance
98
Loads, forces and other actions
Iron ore and direct reduced iron
102
102
Sampling
(Australia)
106
Oral care products
106
Dental CAD/CAM systems
(U.K.)
Round steel link chains, chain slings, components and
111
accessories
111
Components and accessories
(U.K.)
114
11
Indication of accuracy
114
12
Antimagnetism
Packaging
122
21
Application of statistical and related methodology for new
Secretary
X
91
92
Name
TC
SC
123
Name
Secretary
Chairperson
Plain bearings
123
Terms and common items
123
Special types of plain bearings
127
131
Sealing devices
Non-destructive testing
Leak detection methods
Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids
Cycles and major sub-assemblies
(France)
Implants for surgery
(U.S.)
Anthropometry and biomechanics
162
Doors and windows
164
Mechanical testing of metals
135
135
138
149
150
159
Machine characteristics, electrical and electronic systems,

operation and maintenance
164
Ductility testing
172
Optical materials and components
173
Classification and terminology
(Netherland)
173
Accessible design
195
Machinery and equipment for concrete work
Surface chemical analysis
201
201
Depth profi ling
201
Secondary ion mass spectrometry
22
TC
SC
201
Glow discharge spectroscopy
(Sweden)
202
Analytical electron microscopy
202
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
206
Fine ceramics
(Korea)
227
Springs
(Germany)
244
Industrial furnaces and associated processing equipment
Smart community infrastructures
Railway applications
(Germany)
268
269
23
Name
Secretary
Chairperson
JTC1
Coded character sets
JTC1
23
Optical disk cartridges for information interchange
JTC1
28
Office equipment
JTC1
29
JTC1
34
(Korea)
Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia

information
Document description and processing languages
List of IEC Secretaries/Chairpersons

(X indicates that Japanese is in charge of Secretary and/or Chairperson.)
TC
SC / TA
Name
ACTAD (Advisory Committee on Electricity Transmission
and Distribution)
Secretary
Chairperson
Graphical symbols for use on equipment
(Finland)
Product properties and classes and their identification
(Germany)
Primary cells and batteries
(U.S.)
35
36
Insulators for substations
(Sweden)
47
Integrated circuits
(U.K.)
47
Semiconductor devices packaging
47
Discrete semiconductor devices
(Korea)
47
Micro-electromechanical systems
(Korea)
48
Mechanical structures for electronic equipment
(Germany)
49
Piezoelectric, dielectric and electrostatic devices and

associated materials for frequency control, selection
and detection
(U.S.)
51
Magnetic components and ferrite materials
(U.S.)
61
Safety of microwave appliances for household and com(Switzerland)

mercial use
61
Safety of refrigeration appliances for household and

commercial use
(Germany)
Electromagnetic compatibility
(Germany)
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive

components
(Belgium)
90
Superconductivity
(France)
91
Electronics assembly technology
(U.S.)
100
Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
(U.S.)
77
86
24
TC
SC / TA
TA1
Name
Terminals for audio, video and data services and

contents
Chairperson
(Finland)
(U.S.)
(U.S.)
TA10 Multimedia e-publishing and e-book technologies
TA11 Quality for audio, video and multimedia systems
(U.K.)
TA12 AV energy efficiency and smart grid applications
(U.S.)
TA13 Environment for AV and multimedia equipment
Interfaces and methods of measurement for personal

computing equipment
105
Fuel cell technologies
(Germany)
110
Electronic display devices
(China)
111
Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems
(Italy)
CIS
PR
Interference relating to industrial, scientific and

medical radio-frequency apparatus, to other (heavy)
industrial equipment, to overhead power lines, to high
voltage equipment and to electric traction
(Germany)
CIS
PR
Electromagnetic compatibility of information technology equipment, multimedia equipment and receivers
(U.K.)
TA2 Colour measurement and management

TA6
Storage media, storage data structures, storage systems and equipment
TA8 Multimedia home server systems

TA9
TA14
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Secretary
Audio, video and multimedia applications for end-user

network
5 International Cooperation
As a Standard Development Organization and a part of Government of Japan, JISC and Technical
Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Policy Unit of METI have been making various efforts
with an aim to foster cooperative relationships with many countries in international standardization activities,
such as by regular consultation meetings on a bilateral basis.
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Partnership with Europe
(1) JISC-CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) information

exchange meetings
Japan has held regular information exchange meetings (once a year) since 1996 with CENELEC, the
European regional standardization organization in the electrotechnical field. In October 2005, JISC signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CENELEC to promote the reciprocal exchange of information on
standardization activities, thus enhancing comprehensive cooperative relations.
The 17th information exchange meeting was held in November 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. At the plenary
session, presentations were given on initiatives on standardization for small and medium enterprises and the
relationship between R&D and standardization. In individual fields, information was exchanged on topics
including trends in railway systems, electromagnetic fields (EMF; assessment methods for human exposure),
smart grids, and power drive systems (PDS). Information and communications technology (ICT), electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and accessibility were discussed at another time and place, so representatives made
reports to the plenary session.
(2) JISC-CEN information exchange meetings
CEN, which, like CENELEC, is one of the regional standardization organizations in Europe, promotes standardization in the fields corresponding to ISO. JISC signed MOU with CEN in June 2008 to bind the cooperative relationship between the two organizations. In November 2012, the 5th information exchange meeting
based on the MOU was held concurrently with JISC-CENELEC information exchange meeting in Brussels,
Belgium. The meetings on railways and accessibility were held at a different time and place, so representatives reported on it at the plenary meeting. Since accessibility is a joint matter with CENELEC, JISC-CENCENELEC meeting was held. In the meeting with CEN-CENELEC secretariats, the parties exchanged views
on strategic discussions and other topics.
Japan-EU Working Group Standards and Conformity Assessment (governmental bilateral
meeting)
Under Japan-EU Industrial Policy and Industrial Cooperation Dialogue, which is co-chaired by a ViceMinister for International Affairs of METI in Japan and European Commissions Director-General of the
Directorate General For Enterprise and Industry, Japan-EU Working Group Standards and Conformity
Assessment was set up to exchange views on policies for standardization and conformity assessment of
two sides, and this group has met 15 times so far.
The most recent 15th meeting was held in November 2012 in Brussels to exchange information on standards and conformity assessment policies of both sides in recent years.
5-2
Partnership with U.S.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-METI-American National Standards Institute

(ANSI) Dialog
In response to the agreement concluded by economic ministers in 1997 on cooperation in the standardization field between Japan and U.S., NIST-METI-ANSI Dialog is held annually with participation of the relevant
organizations, such as standardization bodies of both countries, including METI and NIST of U.S. Department
of Commerce, to exchange a wide range of information pertaining to policies on standards and conformity
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assessment and related activities.

The 16th meeting was held in Washington, DC, U.S., in October 2010. The following topics were discussed:
1) a presentation of the latest trends at NIST, ANSI, and METI, 2) the state of approaches to third countries, 3)
responses to problems with nanolabeling, and 4) NIST activities on greenhouse gases and preparing for smart
grids.
5-3
Partnership with China and Korea
(1) Northeast Asia (China-Japan- Korea) Standardization Cooperation Forum

Northeast Asia Standardization Cooperation Forum has been convened every year since 2002 to strengthen
the trilateral cooperation on standardization among China, Japan and Korea, and promote the cooperation on
standardization in individual fields. Participants include the standardization organizations of each country, JSA
(Secretariat) and other private-sector bodies.
The 10th meeting was held in Korea in June 2011, and the 11th was held in China in April 2012. Information
was exchanged regarding cooperation on ISO/IEC and other international standardization activities in individual fields.
(2) Japan and Korea Annual Meeting in Standards and Conformance
Japan and Korea have been holding annual meetings since 1979 aiming to exchange information on the standards and conformity assessment policies of both countries and discuss issues regarding international standardization activities at ISO/IEC, and about cooperation/partnership in standardization activities in individual
fields, with participation of government officials, and ISO/IEC-related parties mainly in private organizations
and industries of both countries.
The 30th meeting was held in Korea in June 2011, and the 31st in China in April 2012 to coincide with the
Northeast Asia Standardization Cooperation Forum. We had an exchange of views on the policies and activities
for standards and conformity assessment in both countries and on cooperation on ISO/IEC and other international standardization activities in individual fields.
(3) Japan-China Standardization Cooperation Dialog
Based on the MOU signed in April 2007 between ME TI and Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), views on cooperation for ISO/IEC standardization activities were
exchanged.
The 4th meeting was held in Korea in June 2011, and the 5th in China in April 2012 to coincide with the
Northeast Asia Standardization Cooperation Forum. We had an exchange of views on the policies and activities
for standards and conformity assessment in both countries and cooperation on ISO/IEC and other international
standardization activities in individual fields.
China, Japan, Korea-Standards Cooperation on Information Technology and Electronics (CJKSITE) [Industrial Efforts]
In response to the increasing need for international standardization in each field of electronics and
information/communications, CJK-SITE was set up in November 2007 with the cooperation of the relevant
industrial associations and private enterprises with an aim to promote cooperation for international standardization activities of China, Japan and Korea.
CJK-SITE comprises members of the private sector and academia in each country. The 4th General
Assembly and related meetings were held in Shenzhen in November 2010. Discussions focused on individual fields in which the countries share a common interest, and on new areas of cooperation. How to
strengthen ties between CJK-SITE and the Northeast Asia Standardization Cooperation Forum was discussed as well. The parties agreed, as an experiment, to hold the 2011 CJK-SITE General Assembly at the
same place and time as the Northeast Asia Standardization Cooperation Forum.
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5-4
Partnership in Asia-Pacific Region
(1) Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC)

PASC comprises 23 non-European national standardization organizations composed of the Pacific Rim countries/economies. It was established through a proposal by U.S. in 1972 with the aim of enhancing partnership
and promoting participation in international standardization activities at ISO/IEC etc. in the Pacific Rim. In
2008, JISC accepted PASC Secretariat for a three-year term and is currently serving its second (20112013).
The 34th PASC meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2011, and the 35th meeting was held in Yeosu,
Korea, in 2012. In both annual meeting, member representatives exchanged information and the opinions on
recent trends of international standardization activities and important individual fields with representatives of
ISO/IEC etc.
(2) JISC/IEC/APSG Asia Pacific Human Resources Development Seminar
APSG seminar has been held annually since 2002. Its aims are to invigorate IEC international standardization activities in the Asia-Pacific region, to develop proposals for IEC international standards from Asia region,
to foster experts who can attend IEC international conferences and participate in the discussions there, and to
foster domestic personnel in each country who can support those experts. At the seminar, Japanese experts
working in IEC give presentatuions about the state of development on IEC international standards and the benefits of IEC international standardization activities. The theme of the seminar for the three years 20112013
has been selected as Standardization activities towards a green society. The most recent seminar was held in
Singapore in December 2012.
(3) APEC/SCSC (Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance)
APEC/SCSC launched in 1994. It meets semiannually. SCSCs main themes are harmonization with international standards, mutual recognition of conformity assessments transparency, and development of technical
infrastructure. It carries out debate and activities regarding projects in individual fields. In September 2011,
SCSC general conference met in San Francisco with U.S. as Chair. Reports were delivered on projects concerning topics such as smart grids, solar power, green buildings, and wine regulations. In 2012, Russia was
the Chair, and SCSC general conference convened in Moscow in February and in Kazan in June. Reports were
delivered on projects such as good regulatory practice (GRP). Indonesia is the Chair in 2013, and SCSC general
conference was held in Jakarta in January.
(4) A JCEP/SC-STR ACAP (Sub-Committee on Standards, Technical Regulations, and Conformity
Assessment Procedures)
In March 2012, the fi rst meeting of SC-STR ACAP, voluntary standards for ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (AJCEP), was held in Brunei. On ASEAN side, subcommittee participants are members
of ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality (ACCSQ).
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Other partnerships with Asian countries
With the aim of encouraging active participation in international standardization activities by Asian countries, JISC has
set up and implemented a program indicating ideas such as
technical cooperation and development of international standards in collaboration with Japan. It is accelerating its technical cooperation with ASEAN nations.
T his year, 2013, in particular, is the 40th anniversar y of
Japanese friendship and cooperation with ASEAN, so we have
worked to further enhance cooperation with Asian nations,
reviewing the proper form for the relationships.
Photo (upper): Meeting with Chairperson of Department of

Standards Malaysia, Ministry of Science,
Technology & the Environment of Malaysia
(DSM)
Photo (lower): Meeting with Director-General of Directorate
for Standards, Metrology and Quality, Ministry
of Science and Technology (STAMEQ)
6 Human Resources Development

Needless to say, developing human resources to actively work in standardization activities is important. METI therefore undertook human resources development activities in fiscal year 2012 as described
below.
(1) Training for business personnel
M E T I has beg un orga ni z ing Young P rofessiona l Japa n
courses since 2012. Their aims are to promote international
standardization activities by developing the next generation of
human resources to have abilities to negociate and manage the
other countries to persuade and agree with Japanese proposal.
Photo: Scene from a Young Professional Japan course
What is the Young Professional Japan course?

It is a course in standardization for the development of young human resources. It teaches not only international standardization strategy, but also negotiation techniques (how to move people and organizations,
etc.) and English as a business tool.
Former IEC/SMB member Mr. Setsuo Harada is the instructor. Fourteen students completed the first term
(JulySeptember 2012), and 13 the second (JanuaryMarch 2013). Twenty-five more are enrolled in the third
term (JuneAugust 2013).
At 2014 IEC Tokyo Meeting, the young generations trained through the course will join in the IECsponsored Young Professional Program. They are to participate in debates and technical committee sessions at the conference.
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(2) Training for university and graduate students

In order to develop human resources who can become business personnel or international standardization exper ts or
researchers in the f uture, ME T I has implemented suppor t
to establish and execute the course in universit y education
on standardization. During fiscal year 2012, the support for
courses on standardization was provided at eight universities, Tamagawa Universit y, Tezukayama Universit y, Kyushu
Universit y, Tok yo Universit y of Science, Nihon Universit y,
Doshisha University, Toyohashi University of Technology and
Scene from a course on standardization at Kyushu University
the University of Tokyo.
I n add it ion , M E T I s ends st a f f t o u n iver s it ie s s uch a s Wa s e da Un iver s it y t o g ive c ou r s e on
standardization.
ME TI supported the establishment of net work system called Universit y Net work Conference on
Standardization Education for relevant instructors and researchers. Based on close cooperation among
universities, it is intended to promote mutual information exchange, joint initiatives, partnerships with
international organizations on standardization, cooperation with universities newly engaged in standardization education, and raise the level of education. The first conference was held in March 2013. In addition to Chubu University, the University of Tokyo, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Osaka University,
Kwansei Gakuin Universit y, Nagaoka Universit y of Technolog y, Kyoto Universit y, Tokyo Institute of
Technology, and Kyushu University, groups such as JSA and Research Institute of Economy, Trade and
Industry also attended and participated in the lively discussions.
From fiscal year 2013, METI aims to further utilize already developed teaching materials, and expand
standardization education at universities.
(3) Training for elementary, junior/senior high school and technical college students
By sending lecturers to elementary, junior high and senior
high schools and technical colleges, METI provides standardization lessons so that students can learn about and understand the standardization around them and how it benef its
society from youth.
During fiscal year 2012, the lessons were given at five schools,
Okayama Daianji High School, Kagoshima National College of
Technology, Chatan Junior High School (Okinawa), Asahikawa
National College of Technology, and Okinawa National College of
Scene from a standardization class
Technology.
In fiscal year 2013 and beyond as well, classes on standardization will be given to promote learning and understanding
among elementar y, junior high and senior high schools and
technical college students.
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7 Response to Consumer Needs

Standardization comes about through a consensus not just of
industry, but also of users and neutral experts. In the consumer
goods sector in particular, the voices from consumers as stakeholders in standardization are essential.
I S O e s t abl ishe d I S O/C OP OL C O ( I S O C om m it t e e on
Consumer Policy) under Council to inform consumers of meanings and benefits of consumer participation in standardization
activities, and make proposals on development of standards
responding to consumer needs. In Japan, JISC established the
Special Committee on Consumer Policy under JISC Council to
promote consumer participation in standardization activities.
Additionally, along with fi nding consumer needs that can be met
by standardization, the Committee addresses standardization
responding to consumer needs.
As its measures to promote consumer participation in standardization activities and dissemination of knowledge of standardization, JISC held introductory seminars cooperated by consumer
groups. In fiscal year 2012, the seminars were held in 14 locations, with a total of 800 people attending. In the seminars, JISC
explained what standardization is, the process required, and how
Views of consumer seminars
standardization is close to consumers.
In addition, JISC also held seminars to train human resources who would be able to participate in JIS drafting committees and offer opinions from consumers perspective. In fiscal year 2012, about 15 participants
learned about trends in the development of safety standards for childrens clothing, discussed in groups about
products familiar with them and role-played drafting standards.
ISO/IEC Guide 50 (Safety aspects - Guidelines for child safety), which was developed by ISO/COPOLCO, is
to be reviewed. Because the scope of Guide 50 is so broad, JISC will formulate Japans opinion and make proposals about the review by participation of not only consumers and experts, but also of people from various sectors.
What is ISO/IEC Guide 50?
The guide provides a framework for addressing issues which are potential sources of unintentional
physical harm (hazards) to children from products, processes, or services that they use or with which they
are likely to come into contact.
It provides points that should be considered when developing standards with illustrating concrete examples of General approach to child safety and Hazards relevant for children.
The idea of General approach to child safety in particular is that concepts of child safety are added to
the concepts of that safety is achieved by reducing risk to a tolerable level, and tolerable risk is achieved by
the iterative process of risk assessment (risk analysis and risk evaluation) and risk reduction (source: ISO/
IEC Guide 51).
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8 Promotion of Development and Use of Intellectual Infrastructure

Intellectual infrastructure such as measurement standards, microbial genetic resources, and geological
information are national public goods that broadly support national life and socioeconomic activity. They help
to maintain and enhance Japans international competitiveness, promote innovation, improve credibility of business activity, support small and medium enterprises from technical aspect and secure the safety and security of
peoples life.
Intellectual infrastructure is one of the soft infrastructures which have to be maintained by government as
its responsibility, as well as hard infrastructures such as roads and bridges. Intellectual infrastructures have
not been well known, and their importance and necessity have been less understood, due to lack of reality for
their benefits in business or daily life.
Second Science and Technology Basic Plan (decided by the Cabinet on March 30, 2001) set a goal of developing Japans intellectual infrastructures to the worlds highest level by 2010. By achieving that, Japan has
reached the same level as those of Europe and U.S. According to the proposals described in Fourth Science and
Technology Basic Plan (decided by the Cabinet on August 19, 2011), it was required to draw up a new intellectual infrastructure development plan, where not only the number of items to be developed but also their usefulness is considered to be important to respond users various needs.
In response to this, Special Committee on Measurement Standards and Intellectual Infrastructure
(Chairperson: Dr. Koichi Kitazawa, Advisor of Japan Science and Technology Agency), joint conference of JISC
and Industrial Structure Council, has been held four times since April 2012 to consider the way of new intellectual infrastructure: accessible and user-friendly from the users perspective. In August 2012, the Committee
compiled Interim Report of Special Committee on Measurement Standards and Intellectual Infrastructure
covering development and promotion program for intellectual infrastructure during the next 10 years.
Promoting the creation of

innovation (R&D activities)
Improvement of credibility
of business activities
Securing the safety and

security of people s life
Contributing to international
cooperation (environment /
energy issues)
Important and essential support for people s life and socioeconomic activity
Intellectual infrastructure (as soft infrastructure)

Measurement standards
Geological maps
(AIST: development and dissemination)
(AIST: provision distribution of geological information)
Reference materials
Databases
(AIST: development and dissemination)
(NITE: Database of Product Accident Information)
Testing and assessment methods
(International standards, Japanese Industrial Standards)
Advanced measurement technology
(JST: R&D)
Microbial genetic resources
(NITE: storage and provision of microbes)
Chemicals management
(NITE: Atmospheric concentration Map of Chemical Substances)
Information are systematized, organized, and widely used as national basic information (public goods)
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9 METIs Standardization-related Budget

The importance of developing international standards is growing because of the advancing globalization of
the economy, the publics needs are diversifying, and it is necessary to respond correctly to technological progress. METI therefore makes budgetary provisions for the strategic promotion of international standardization
linked to enhancing the competitiveness of Japanese industry.
METIs major standardization-related budget categories for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 are as follows.
Promotion of strategic standardization

2.93 billion yen (2.06 billion yen)
Figures in parentheses ( ) are the fiscal year 2011 budget.
(1) Strategic international standards proposals and responses to international negotiations

Strategic international standardization acceleration projects ............................... 2.15 billion yen (new)
Strategic international standardization promotion projects ................................... (1.40 billion yen)
International standardization promotion projects utilizing international
human resources
(80 million yen)
Contribution to International Organization for Standardization, International

Electrotechnical Commission, etc
220 million yen (210 million yen)
(2) Strengthened partnerships with Asia-Pacific nations

Asia certification promotion projects.......................................................................... 150 million yen (180 million yen)
Energy conservation dissemination infrastructure support research projects ......... 250 million yen (new)
(*Within consignment fees for projects on international energy use rationalization measures)
(3) Promotion of JIS development in response to social needs

Standards development projects for social environment improvement ................ 160 million yen (190 million yen)
This report was compiled based on information available at the end of March 2013 (including information that could be written after that date).
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Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) Secretariat

Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Policy Division,
Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 -8901, Japan
Telephone: +81-3-3501-9232 Fax: +81-3-3580 -1418
URL (English) http://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/index.html
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1. Outline of Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) ....................

2. Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) .................................................

3. Conformity Assessment ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Approaches to International Standardization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. International Cooperation ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Highlights of JISC Activities in 2012

6. Human Resources Development

8. Promotion of Development and Use of Intellectual Infrastructure

Highlights of JISC Activities in 2012

Northeast Asia Standardization Cooperation Forum (Chengdu, China)

PASC meeting (Yeosu, Korea)

35th ISO General Assembly (San Diego, U.S.)

Dr. Junji Nomura (Panasonic Corp.)

76th IEC General Meeting (Oslo, Norway)

Japanese Industrial Standards Committee

Group photo of Prime Ministers Award recipients

2014 IEC Tokyo Meeting

The 78th IEC General Meeting is scheduled to be held in

Logo of the 2014 IEC Tokyo Meeting

Exterior view of the Tokyo International Forum

1 Outline of Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC)

[Cross-sectional Technical Committees]

Organizational Chart of JISC

Japanese Industrial Standards Committee

Major meetings of JISC held in 20112012

81st Standards Board Meeting

82nd Standards Board Meeting

23rd JISC Council Meeting

84th Standards Board Meeting

85th Standards Board Meeting

86th Standards Board Meeting

87th Standards Board Meeting

88th Standards Board Meeting

89 th Standards Board Meeting

90 th Standards Board Meeting

91st Standards Board Meeting

92nd Standards Board Meeting

93rd Standards Board Meeting

35th Conformity Assessment Board Meeting

95th Standards Board Meeting, 96th Standards Board Meeting

97th Standards Board Meeting

98th Standards Board Meeting

99 th Standards Board Meeting

101st Standards Board Meeting

102nd Standards Board Meeting

103rd Standards Board Meeting

24th JISC Council Meeting

105th Standards Board Meeting

2 Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS)

Japanese Industrial Standards Committee

Table 2-1 Number of JIS revised or withdrawn in Fiscal Year 2012

A. Civil Engineering and Architecture

Figure 2-1 Number of JIS by Sector

Pulp and Paper

As of the end of March 2013

Process of developing JIS

Procedures under Article

Notification in the official gazette

Breakdown of the number of proposals based

Deliberation on JIS draft