Country record
Hydrogen record
Hydrogen Society Promotion Act: JOGMEC subsidies for approved business plans, including support focusing on the price gap between low-carbon hydrogen and conventional fuels and support for hydrogen hubs. On 16 February 2026, JOGMEC decided to grant price-gap subsidies to JERA for its certified low-carbon ammonia supply plan. Published hydrogen strategy: Basic Hydrogen Strategy, 2023 Revision. Japan's revised Basic Hydrogen Strategy sets supply ambitions of 3 million tonnes by 2030, 12 million tonnes by 2040 and 20 million tonnes by 2050 and integrates industrial and safety strategies. Policy record and source
Key policyHydrogen Society Promotion Act
Support InstrumentHydrogen Society Promotion Act: JOGMEC subsidies for approved business plans, including support focusing on the price gap between low-carbon hydrogen and conventional fuels and support for hydrogen hubs.
Market SummaryOn 16 February 2026, JOGMEC decided to grant price-gap subsidies to JERA for its certified low-carbon ammonia supply plan.
Display NameJapan
Projects tracked30
Published policies4
Counts distinct public project IDs matched to this country's recorded identity, not current operating facilities. 409 public records have no country value and 6 have unresolved country values; those records are not assigned as zero. Multi-country records can appear in more than one country. Capacities are not summed.
Projects by stage
30 public project records matched to this country
Each bar is a share of the 30 matched public records.
Stages group recorded labels. Earlier and tracker records do not establish current operation.
Projects
Operational 18
- Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research FieldOperational · Earlier record
- H2One - Asahi Breweries in IbarakiOperational · Tracker record
- H2One - Hydrogen Application Center, Fuchu ComplexOperational · Tracker record
- H2One - Kyushu Resort Hotel, Huis Ten BoschOperational · Tracker record
- H2One - Toranomon Hills Business TowerOperational · Tracker record
- H2One - Toyama City Environment CenterOperational · Tracker record
- H2One - Tsuruga CityOperational · Tracker record
- H2One - Yokohama Cargo CenterOperational · Tracker record
- H2One Multistation- Tsuruga CityOperational · Tracker record
- Hydrogen Park TakasagoOperational · Currentness unconfirmed
- ITM-Sumitomo CoorpOperational · Tracker record
- Kashiwazaki Clean Hydrogen/Ammonia Project Niigata demonstrationOperational · Tracker record
- Methane Synthesis test facility in Koshijihara Plant of INPEX’s - NagaoaOperational · Tracker record
- Musashi-Mizonokuchi StationOperational · Tracker record
- NEDO kofu city, Yamanashi PrefectureOperational · Tracker record
- Sendai CityOperational · Tracker record
- Suntory Hakushu Distillery and Suntory Minami Alps Hakushu Water PlantOperational · Currentness unconfirmed
- Tokyo Sewage-to-H2 plantOperational · Tracker record
Concept 4
- Chubu Electric Power - Chiyoda - Hazer, phase 1Concept · Tracker record
- Chubu Electric Power - Chiyoda - Hazer, phase 2Concept · Tracker record
- Hydrogen plant in TomakomaiConcept · Tracker record
- Idemitsu Refinery - H2 from municipal wasteConcept · Tracker record
DEMO 7
- Asahi Kasei pilotDEMO · Tracker record
- Chita-Midorihama Hydrogen factoryDEMO · Tracker record
- Higashi-Ogishima-Naga-ParkDEMO · Tracker record
- JGC renewable ammonia - Namie, FukushimaDEMO · Tracker record
- Methane Synthesis test facility in Koshijihara Plant of INPEX’s - NagaoaDEMO · Tracker record
- THEUS H2 Energy Storage, Takasago (R&D)DEMO · Tracker record
- TomakomaiDEMO · Tracker record
Dormant 1
- Hokkaido green hydrogen plantDormant · Tracker record
Published policies
Policies published for this jurisdiction, listed for browsing. A listing does not mean a project on this page receives support under it.
- Basic Hydrogen Strategy, 2023 Revision Core In force Effective 2023-06-06 · Hydrogen strategy
- Hydrogen Society Promotion Act — Price-Gap CfD Subsidy (JOGMEC) Core In force Effective 2024-10-23 · Production subsidy
- JOGMEC Equity Investment and Debt-Guarantee System for Hydrogen and Ammonia Core In force Loan and loan guarantees for supply
- Renewable-Energy-Derived Hydrogen Utilisation Promotion Programme Core Expired Grants for demand
Country relationships
Connected countries
No source-linked country-to-country relationship is recorded for this country. A project or company appearing in two countries does not establish a bilateral relationship.
Adjacent countries
Geographic adjacency is not recorded in this dataset, so adjacent countries cannot be confirmed here.
Jurisdiction Identity and Scope
Official NameJapan
Jurisdiction Constraints and Change
EventJapan's Hydrogen Society Promotion Act came into effect on 23 October 2024.
Jurisdiction Official Strategy and Policy
Strategic Roleglobal hydrogen policy leader, domestic and overseas hydrogen market participant, carbon-neutrality transition driver
Strategy StatusPublished; 2023 revision adopted
Sources & record history
Sources
- www.jogmec.go.jp For the establishment of supply chain for low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives, JOGMEC will administer Support focusing on the price gap and Support for the development of hubs Original source · checked 2026-10-04
- Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) For the establishment of supply chain for low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives, JOGMEC will administer Support focusing on the price gap and Support for the development of hubs Original source · checked 2026-10-01
- Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) JOGMEC Grants Subsidies related to Support focusing on the price gap to JERA Co., Inc. Original source · checked 2026-10-04
- The Ministerial Council on Renewable Energy, Hydrogen and Related Issues / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan Basic Hydrogen Strategy Original source · checked 2026-08-28
- Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) For the establishment of supply chain for low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives, JOGMEC will administer “Support focusing on the price gap” and “Support for the development of hubs” Original source · checked 2026-10-04
Field sources
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key policy | Hydrogen Society Promotion Act | Hydrogen Society Promotion Act | For the establishment of supply chain for low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives, JOGMEC will administer Support focusing on the price gap and Support for the development of hubs Confidence: reported | Checked 2026-10-04 | Current |
| Support Instrument | Hydrogen Society Promotion Act: JOGMEC subsidies for approved business plans, including support focusing on the price gap between low-carbon hydrogen and conventional fuels and support for hydrogen hubs. | Hydrogen Society Promotion Act: JOGMEC subsidies for approved business plans, including support focusing on the price gap between low-carbon hydrogen and conventional fuels and support for hydrogen hubs. | For the establishment of supply chain for low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives, JOGMEC will administer Support focusing on the price gap and Support for the development of hubs Confidence: verified | Checked 2026-10-01 | Current |
| Market Summary | On 16 February 2026, JOGMEC decided to grant price-gap subsidies to JERA for its certified low-carbon ammonia supply plan. | On 16 February 2026, JOGMEC decided to grant price-gap subsidies to JERA for its certified low-carbon ammonia supply plan. | JOGMEC Grants Subsidies related to Support focusing on the price gap to JERA Co., Inc. Confidence: reported | Checked 2026-10-04 | Current |
| Display Name | Japan | Japan | Basic Hydrogen Strategy Confidence: reported | Checked 2026-08-28 | Current |
| Official Name | Japan | Japan | Basic Hydrogen Strategy Confidence: reported | Checked 2026-08-28 | Current |
| Event | Japan's Hydrogen Society Promotion Act came into effect on 23 October 2024. | Japan's Hydrogen Society Promotion Act came into effect on 23 October 2024. | For the establishment of supply chain for low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives, JOGMEC will administer “Support focusing on the price gap” and “Support for the development of hubs” Confidence: reported | Checked 2026-10-04 | Current |
| Strategic Role | global hydrogen policy leader, domestic and overseas hydrogen market participant, carbon-neutrality transition driver | ["global hydrogen policy leader","domestic and overseas hydrogen market participant","carbon-neutrality transition driver"] | Basic Hydrogen Strategy Confidence: reported | Checked 2026-08-28 | Current |
| Strategy Status | Published; 2023 revision adopted | Published; 2023 revision adopted | Basic Hydrogen Strategy Confidence: reported | Checked 2026-08-28 | Current |
Record history
8 current sourced values · 0 older values
Current sourced valueOlder value, current value not confirmed