Article 8 of Japan’s Basic Act on the Promotion of Core Manufacturing Technology, passed in 1999, requires the government to report to the Diet every year on what it has done to promote monozukuri kiban gijutsu, core manufacturing technology. Monozukuri means the making of things. Three ministries write the report together: economy, trade and industry, health, labor and welfare, and education. The cabinet approved the latest edition on May 29, 2026.