# East Asia Brief — Trade & Industrial Policy: Japan

Subsidies, tariffs, export controls and economic-security measures, and how they land on companies.

- [Japan Tightens Laser Micromachining Screening Under Revised Dual-Use Export Rules](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/japan-tightens-laser-micromachining-screening-under-revised-dual-use-78) — The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry updated technical thresholds for pulse duration and beam wavelength, altering compliance reviews for tool shipments… *(August 28, 2026; Trade & Policy · Japan · Disco Corporation, Hamamatsu Photonics, DMG Mori)*
- [Japan METI allocates clean power grid grants to anchor Hokkaido semiconductor hub](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/japan-meti-allocates-clean-power-grid-grants-anchor-hokkaido-50) — The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will fund dedicated renewable transmission and substation assets to guarantee zero-carbon electricity for advanced… *(August 28, 2026; Trade & Policy · Japan · Hokkaido Electric Power Co, Rapidus Corporation)*
- [Japan tenders economic security subsidies for synthetic graphite anode substitutes](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/japan-tenders-economic-security-subsidies-synthetic-graphite-anode-subst-41) — METI opens dedicated funding rounds for silicon-dominant and hard-carbon anode projects to insulate domestic battery lines from critical mineral supply… *(August 28, 2026; Trade & Policy · Japan · Resonac Holdings, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Panasonic Energy, Kuraray, Zeon Corporation)*

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