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Import & Regulatory BasicsLatest

2026.11.0617 min read

Cosmetics need no product-by-product approval in Japan — what they need instead is a notification completed before customs clearance

We are often asked whether selling in Japan requires a government review. For cosmetics, there is as a rule no…

Import & Regulatory Basics

2026.11.0516 min read

Translating the ingredient list is not the same as a full-ingredient declaration — three exceptions to the order, and the small-container allowance

When you import cosmetics and sell them in Japan, the list of …

Import & Regulatory Basics

2026.11.0413 min read

Some ingredients are not on the banned list and still cannot be used — the two lists inside Japan’s Cosmetics Standard

When checking whether an overseas formulation can be brought i…

Meetings & Field Reports

2026.10.2122 min read

Four dividing lines on show in dispatch and fleet management at LTT2026 — the ceiling is set by a public notice, and the shipper has provisions too (Part 17)

17th International Logistics Total Expo 2026 (LTT2026) exhibit…

Meetings & Field Reports

2026.10.2020 min read

Four dividing lines on show in port, airport and municipal promotion at LTT2026 — publicity is the port manager's statutory duty, and where cargo may be landed is fixed in advance (Part 16)

17th International Logistics Total Expo 2026 (LTT2026) exhibit…

Meetings & Field Reports

2026.10.1622 min read

Four substitutions on show in components and drive systems at LTT2026 — legal status is not written on the parts list; the side fitting it decides (Part 15)

17th International Logistics Total Expo 2026 (LTT2026) exhibit…

Meetings & Field Reports

2026.10.1515 min read

Four substitutions on show in RFID, barcode and labelling at LTT2026 — reading is machine accuracy; where the label goes is a matter of legal form (Part 14)

17th International Logistics Total Expo 2026 (LTT2026) exhibit…

Meetings & Field Reports

2026.10.1414 min read

Three things the AI, OCR and field-DX exhibits take off your hands — reading is the machine's performance, declaring is your duty (Part 13)

17th International Logistics Total Expo 2026 (LTT2026) exhibit…

Meetings & Field Reports

2026.10.1315 min read

Four things the warehouse-management exhibits reconcile — stock that balances is not the same as records that suffice (Part 12)

17th International Logistics Total Expo 2026 (LTT2026) exhibit…

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