References & Information

Banking

• The outline of draft rules for the new capital adequacy framework (Basel 2) (March 31, 2005)
• Status of Non-Performing Loans Japanese version
• Basel committee on banking supervision (Basel)

Securities

• Sarbanes - Oxley Act
  • Major Issues on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 monochrome version
  • FSA's Comments on the Proposed Registration System of Public Accounting Firms by the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (March 28,2003) Japanese version
  • FSA's Comments on the Proposed Rule by the U.S. SEC under the Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (February 14,2003) Japanese version
• EU Markets
  • Participation in Open Hearing on How CESR Intends to Measure Equivalence between Third Country GAAP and IAS/IFRS (November 18, 2004) Japanese version
  • FSA's Comments on the Proposal for modernizing and simplifying the Listing Rules (January 27, 2004) Japanese version
• Cold Calling
  • ''Cold Calling''-Investors Alert Japanese version
• Basic Information
  • ''Strengthening of the JSDA Rule on Securities Analysts in Japan'' (April 5, 2004) monochrome version
  • Outline of the Report of the First Subcommittee of the Financial System Council (December 24, 2003)
  • Recent Developments of Securities Markets Reforms in Japan monochrome version

Insurance

• Capital Requirements for Insurance Companies in Japan
• Scheme to Lower Guaranteed Rate of Life Insurers
• About Unregulated Kyosai Japanese version
• The Safety-net for Life Insurance Sector in Japan

Bills submitted to the Diet Available in Japanese

• The Diet Session #174 (ordinary session)
  • Outline of the bill for amendment of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, etc.
• The Diet Session #173 (extraordinary session)
  • Comprehensive Measures to Facilitate Financing for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), etc.
• The Diet Session #162 (ordinary session)
  • Introduction of the Policyholder Protection Rules for Unregulated Kyosai
  • Proposed Amendment to the Insurance Policyholder Protection System

Reports to the Diet Japanese version

Others

• The Financial Services Agency of Japan and the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States held ''High-Level Dialogue'' (June 29, 2007) Japanese version
• Comments on ''CESR's technical advice on a mechanism for determining the equivalence of the generally accepted accounting principles of third countries'' (May 11, 2007) Japanese version
• Japan-EU high level Meeting on Financial Issues (March 27, 2007) Japanese version
• The second Japan-EU Monitoring Meeting on Developments in Accounting and Auditing Issues'' (March 27, 2007) Japanese version
• Comments on ''Consultation on Implementation of Article 45 - 47 of the Directive on Statutory Audit'' (March 13, 2007) Japanese version
• The first Japan-EU Monitoring Meeting on Developments in Accounting Standards (November 27, 2006) Japanese version
• The framework (Terms of Reference) of the High-Level Dialogue between Financial Services Agency and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (January 30, 2006) Japanese version
• EU-Japan High Level Meeting on Financial Issues (January 19, 2006) Japanese version
• FSA's Comments on CESR's Draft Technical Advice on Equivalence of Certain Third Countries' GAAP (May 27, 2005) Japanese version
• Auditors Oversight Bodies and Auditing and Accounting Standards Setters in Japan (May 27,2005)
• FSA's Comments on the draft ''Concept Paper on Equivalence of Certain Third Country GAAP and on Description of Certain Third Countries Mechanisms of Enforcement of Financial Information'' by the Committee of European Securities Regulators (December 21, 2004) Japanese version
• EU-Japan High Level Meeting on Financial Issues (November 11,2004) Japanese version
• Issues on the International Accounting Standards and Japan's Treatment (June 30,2004)
• Comprehensive Revision of the CPAs Law (June 1,2004) monochrome version
• Evolving Japanese GAAP - High Quality Accounting Standards - (April 19, 2004) Japanese version
• FSA's Comments on the IASC Foundation Constitution Review (February 12, 2004)
• EU-Japan High Level Meeting on Financial Issues (November 25,2003) Japanese version
• Joint Forum Releases Cross Sectoral Reports (November 7, 2001)
• Meeting of the Joint Forum in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture (July 19. 2001)
• Meeting of the Joint Forum in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture (July 13. 2001)Available in Japanese
• Office of INVEST JAPAN in FSA (Information desk for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Japan) (June 3,2003) Japanese version
• Law on Sales of Financial Products
  • Outline of the Law on Sales of Financial Products
  • Law on Sales of Financial Products
• Electronic Commerce of Financial Services
  • Cross-Border Securities Transaction via Internet by Foreign Securities Firms
  • List of non-registered Foreign Securities Firms