Japan METI catch-all export-control administration

Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) administration of its horizontal catch-all export-control regime under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) — both the structural framework (two-tier core/general item classification, end-user requirement, Group A informed condition) and the operational Foreign End-User List naming specific WMD/missile/conventional-weapons-concern entities. Distinct from the trilateral chip-equipment perimeter (semiconductor-manufacturing-equipment-specific) and from the US nuclear nonproliferation entity-list theme (US-issued): this is Japan's own proliferation-control administration layer, expected to generate recurring periodic filings as METI updates the list.