House of Representatives Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry
- Type
- Body with AI jurisdiction and named seats
- Place
- Japan
- Local name
- 衆議院 経済産業委員会
- Last checked
- 2026-09-17
- Next check due
- 2026-12-16
Named seats
- KUDŌ Shōzō (工藤彰三) — chair
Official, up-to-date list of members Verified
Ways to reach them
- Public submission route
Its AI responsibilities
Scrutinises METI, which owns AI industrial policy, the AI Guidelines for Business (jointly with MIC), semiconductor and compute policy, and — new in 2026 — a dedicated AI Industry Strategy Division (AI産業戦略課). This is the committee for the industrial/economic side of AI rather than the governance framework side.
Honest assessment
Not usable directly. Go to METI's consultation page instead — that is where an outsider's written input can actually land. Note that meti.go.jp/feedback renders poorly for automated fetching; the reliable aggregator is the e-Gov public comment portal.
Current business
METI oversight including the AI Industry Strategy Division established in 2026 and METI's role in delivering the AI Basic Plan Phase II. METI minister: AKAZAWA Ryosei.
Public route
参考人 by invitation; 請願 requires a sponsoring member. No open call for written evidence. The productive route to METI policy is METI's own public comment channel, which feeds into e-Gov.
Format rules
Petition requires a sponsoring Diet member.
Languages
Japanese only.
Research note
Chair and as-of date (令和8年9月17日 = 17 September 2026) VERIFIED from the official Shugiin roster page. Note the Shugiin URL pattern: iin_j0090.htm is Economy/Trade/Industry and iin_j0110.htm is Environment — the numbering does not follow the display order, so do not guess URLs.