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3 actions from China3 actions from United States1. China: 3 actions, China12. United States: 3 actions, United States2
  • Japan
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  1. China: 3 actions 3 actions aimed at Japan · China
  2. United States: 3 actions 3 actions aimed at Japan · United States

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As of 31 Oct 2026. Source: Official announcements, gathered by Strature.

6Aimed at it
5Issued by it
1Stand-offs
0Next dates

Stand-offs

Stand-off 2

China's export curbs on Japan

Three rounds since January 2026: a military-user ban, then 40 and 40 more entities on China's control and watch lists.

3 moves
  1. 6 Jan 2026 · ChinaDual-use exports barred to Japanese military users and uses
  2. 24 Feb 2026 · China20 Japanese entities on the control list, 20 on the watch list
  3. 29 Jun 2026 · China20 more Japanese entities on the control list, 20 more on the watch list

Actions aimed at it

6 actions
  1. 29 Jun 2026 · China · In force · Dual-use, no single technology20 more Japanese entities on the control list, 20 more on the watch listAimed at: JapanMOFCOM Announcements Nos. 27 and 28 of 2026 Chinese text
  2. 24 Feb 2026 · China · In force · Dual-use, no single technology20 Japanese entities on the control list, 20 on the watch listAimed at: JapanMOFCOM Announcements Nos. 11 and 12 of 2026 Chinese text
  3. 6 Jan 2026 · China · In force · Dual-use, no single technologyDual-use exports barred to Japanese military users and usesAimed at: JapanMOFCOM Announcement No. 1 of 2026 Chinese text
  4. 5 Dec 2024 · United States · In force · Dual-use, no single technology140 entities added to the Entity List (China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore)Aimed at: China, Japan, South Korea, SingaporeFederal Register 2024-28267 English text
  5. 19 Dec 2022 · United States · In force · Dual-use, no single technology36 entities added to the Entity List (China and Japan)Aimed at: China, JapanFederal Register 2022-27151 English text
  6. 26 Nov 2021 · United States · In force · Quantum27 entities added to the Entity List, 12 of them in China, among them 3 Chinese quantum bodies listed for seeking US items for military usesAimed at: China, Japan, Pakistan, SingaporeFederal Register 2021-25808 (86 FR 67317), govinfo text English text

Actions it issued

5 actions
  1. 29 Sep 2025 · Japan · In force · Dual-use, no single technology87 entities added to Japan's End User List (835 in all, 15 countries and regions)Aimed at: all destinationsMETI End User List revision, 29 Sep 2025 (figures read from a copy; METI refused our reader) Japanese text Low confidence
  2. 28 Mar 2025 · Japan · In force · Chips and chip toolsJapan adds critical and emerging items, including chip-related goods and cryogenic coolers, to its list controlsAimed at: all destinationsMETI press release, 25 Mar 2025 Japanese text Medium confidence
  3. 23 May 2023 · Japan · In force · Chips and chip tools23 types of chipmaking tools put under export licensingAimed at: all destinationsMETI export control (anpo) pages; amendment of 23 May 2023 (release page not reachable, 403) Japanese text Medium confidence
  4. 18 May 2022 · Japan · In force · Telecoms, cloud and dataJapan's economic security law: telecoms and other key operators must have new critical equipment screened before useAimed at: all destinationsMIC economic security page Japanese text Medium confidence
  5. 14 Sep 2020 · Japan · In force · Drones and uncrewed systemsJapan's government agencies to buy only drones with assured security and replace drones already heldAimed at: all destinationsCopy of the policy in a Fire and Disaster Management Agency notice Japanese text Medium confidence

Listed, not counted

2 actions
  1. 4 Jun 2025 · Japan · In force · AI (models and compute)Japan's first AI law: a national AI plan, a cabinet AI headquarters and a duty to cooperate, with no fines (Act No. 53 of 2025)Aimed at: JapanHouse of Representatives law database, Act No. 53 of 2025 Japanese text Medium confidence
  2. 1 Dec 2022 · Japan · In force · BatteriesJapan names storage batteries a specified critical product under its economic security law, with supply-security supportAimed at: JapanMETI White Paper 2023, section 2-1-2 English text Medium confidence

The same data as a table

Who aims at Japan and where it aims: restrictive actions in force or suspended
PlaceIts actions aimed at JapanActions by Japan aimed at it
1. China30
2. United States30