Act on the Rational Use of Energy

Policy Details

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This policy serves as the foundation of Japan’s energy efficiency and conservation policies. It targets all major sectors in Japan, including industrial, residential, commercial, and transportation. This policy creates and specifies the Top Runner Program, a regulatory standard program targeting the improvement of energy efficiency of electrical appliances. This policy underwent major revisions in 1993, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2013, and 2018.

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Region Asia and Pacific

Country Japan

Policy Approach Mandatory

Policy Instrument

Minimum Performance Standard

Policy Status

Entered into force , Adopted & Revised

Adopted 1979

Revised 2018

Updated by CLASP October 2022

Responsible Agency Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry

Test Method Applied

JIS C 9612:2013 (Air Conditioners)

JIS S 2075:2011 (Gas and Oil Water Heaters)

Product Status

Products	Fuel	Topics	Policy Instrument	Policy Approach	Policy Status	Revised	Updated by CLASP
Products Room ACs - Stationary ACs	Fuel Electricity	Topics Energy Efficiency	Policy Instrument Minimum Performance Standard	Policy Approach Mandatory	Policy Status Revised	Revised 2022	Updated by CLASP October 2022
Products Televisions	Fuel Electricity	Topics Energy Efficiency	Policy Instrument Minimum Performance Standard	Policy Approach Mandatory	Policy Status Revised	Revised 2021	Updated by CLASP October 2022
Products Information Technology Water Heating	Fuel Electricity Gas Oil	Topics Energy Efficiency	Policy Instrument Minimum Performance Standard	Policy Approach Mandatory	Policy Status Revised	Revised 2020	Updated by CLASP October 2022
Products Lighting	Fuel Electricity	Topics Energy Efficiency	Policy Instrument Minimum Performance Standard	Policy Approach Mandatory	Policy Status Revised	Revised 2019	Updated by CLASP October 2022
Products Computers	Fuel Electricity	Topics Energy Efficiency	Policy Instrument Minimum Performance Standard	Policy Approach Mandatory	Policy Status Revised	Revised 2019	Updated by CLASP October 2022

Fuel Types

Electricity

Products Covered

Electronics

Information Technology

Computers

Audio-Visual

Televisions

Lighting

Space Heating and Space Cooling

Air Conditioning

Room ACs - Stationary ACs

Water

Water Heating

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