House of Councillors Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry
- Type
- Body with AI jurisdiction and named seats
- Place
- Japan
- Local name
- 参議院 経済産業委員会
- Last checked
- 2026-09-11
- Next check due
- 2026-12-10
Named seats
- HAMAGUCHI Makoto (浜口誠) — chair
Official, up-to-date list of members Verified
Ways to reach them
- Public submission route
Its AI responsibilities
Upper-house METI oversight: AI industrial policy, compute and semiconductor strategy, AI Guidelines for Business.
Honest assessment
Not usable directly by an outsider. Use e-Gov public comment for METI rule-making instead.
Current business
METI oversight under AKAZAWA Ryosei; AI Basic Plan Phase II industrial delivery.
Public route
参考人 by invitation; 請願 requires a sponsoring Councillor.
Format rules
Petition requires a sponsoring member.
Languages
Japanese only.
Research note
Chair VERIFIED from the official Sangiin roster page, as-of 令和8年9月11日 = 11 September 2026. Caution: automated readers frequently mis-convert Reiwa 8 to 2024 — Reiwa 8 is 2026.