Japan Japan Releases 2025 Assessment I Results for Priority Chemical Substances

Naphthalene and One Other Substance Advance to Assessment II

Japan Releases 2025 Assessment I Results for Priority Chemical Substances

On March 31, 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly released the results of the 2025 primary risk assessment (Assessment I) for Priority Assessment Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL).

Author / Responsibility

AOKI Kenji

Senior Consultant, EnviX Ltd.
General Director, E&H Consulting Co., Ltd.

Business Performance

Expertise in EHS (environment, health and safety) consulting in ASEAN region.
- Environmental regulations updating
- Chemical regulations consulting

Background

MSc in Earth Science, The University of Tokyo

AOKI Kenji