The project for ‘Promoting Minamata Convention on Mercury by making the most of Japan’s knowledge and experiences’ passed through the midpoint and entered the latter half of the implementation period. It has made significant progress in implementing activities, particularly key activities in Output 1 (training component). The main efforts of the Project have moved to Output 2 (monitoring component) and Output 3 (outreach component). Reporting period: July 2022 – June 2023.