Press Releases (2008)

• December
• November
• October
• September
• August
• July
• June
• May
• April
• March
• February
• January

• English translation of the "Report by the First Subcommittee of the Sectional Committee on Financial System of the Financial System Council: Toward Building Reliable and Vibrant Markets"
• FSA publishes English translations of Order for Enforcement of the Certified Public Accountants Act, etc. Japanese version
• FSA updates the "Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Notification Requirements for Foreign Audit Firms, etc."(December 19, 2008)
• Publication of the "Report by the First Subcommittee of the Sectional Committee on Financial System of the Financial System Council: Toward Building Reliable and Vibrant Markets" Japanese version
• Japanese GAAPs are found to be equivalent to IFRS by the European Commission Japanese version
• Implementation of administrative monetary penalty system in relation to Reporting of Large shareholding Japanese version
• FSA publishes English translations of the Certified Public Accountants Act Japanese version

• Administrative Action on BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Limited Japanese version
• Summary of Remarks by Shoichi Nakagawa, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services, at the Committee on Financial Affairs of the House of Councillors The 170th Extraordinary Diet Session (November 6, 2008) Japanese version

• Summary of Remarks by Shoichi Nakagawa, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services, at the Committee on Financial Affairs of the House of Representatives The 170th Extraordinary Diet Session (October 24, 2008) Japanese version
• FSA strengthens restrictions on short selling (October 27, 2008) Japanese version
• Measures to facilitate stock purchase by Japanese-style employee stock ownership plans (October 27, 2008) Japanese version
• "Global financial crisis and Japan's experience in the 1990s" Keynote speech by Takafumi Sato, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency at the Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century (October 25, 2008)
• FSA Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs is elected to the position of Vice Chairman of the IAIS Executive Committee (October 20, 2008) Japanese version
• FSA requests enhancement of disclosure on information regarding short selling at the exchanges (October 14, 2008) Japanese version
• FSA relaxes market restrictions regarding purchase of own stocks by listed companies (October 13, 2008) Japanese version
• "Global Market Turmoil and Beyond -Need for Longer-Term Perspectives-" Keynote, Address by Takafumi Sato, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency at the Euromoney Japan Capital Markets Congress 2008, Tokyo (September 25, 2008) Presentation Material

• FSA hosts the first meeting for discussion on the future Japanese corporate accounting framework (September 29, 2008) Japanese version
• Financial Innovation and Global Market Turmoil ∼ Preparing for the Post-Subprime World of Finance ∼ speech by Takafumi Sato, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency FIA Asia Derivatives Conference Tokyo (September 18, 2008)   Presentation Material
• Statement by Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister for Financial Services, on ensuring market fairness for stabilization of international financial markets (September 22, 2008) Japanese version
• Administrative Actions on Lehman Brothers Japan Inc. (2) (September 15, 2008) Japanese version
• Administrative Actions on Lehman Brothers Japan Inc. (September 15, 2008) Japanese version
• "FSA Action in Response to Global Market Turmoil ∼ Preparing for the Post-Subprime World of Finance ∼" speech by Takafumi Sato, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency at the IIF Asian CEO Summit, Tokyo (September 11, 2008)   Presentation Material
• "Internationalization of Japan's Property Markets and the FSA's Better Market Initiative" speech by Takafumi Sato, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency at the Real Estate Investment Forum TOKYO (September 11, 2008)  Presentation Material
• Publication of "Issues Facing Improvement of Alternative Dispute Resolution System in the Financial Industry Sector" (Chairman's Memorandum) (September 5, 2008) Japanese version
• Exposures of Japanese deposit-taking institutions to subprime-related products and securitized products based on the leading practices summarized in the FSF report (September 4, 2008) Japanese version

• The FSA announced today its Basic Policy and Plan for Financial Inspections in Program Year (PY) 2008 (August 19, 2008) Japanese version
• FSA publishes Financial Markets Strategy Team issues its Second Report (August 14, 2008)
• FSA publishes the Status of banks'non-performing loans as of end-March 2008 (released on August 8, 2008)

• Administrative Actions on Aozora Bank, Ltd.(July 25, 2008)
• FSA publishes an English translation of the Financial Inspection Rating System (Financial Inspection Rating System for Deposit-taking Financial Institutions) (July 17, 2008)
• FSA Publishes its responses to public comments and conclusions on the English-Language Disclosure System (July 14, 2008)
• FSA publishes an English translation of the Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims Act. (July 4, 2008)
• Publication of the "Report by the First Subcommittee of the Sectional Committee on Financial System of the Financial System Council: Towards Strengthening the Competitiveness of Japan's Financial and Capital Markets", etc. (July 1, 2008)

• FSA and U.S. SEC hold the fourth meeting of the High-Level Dialogue
• FSA publishes English translations of the Banking Act, the Financial Instruments and the Exchange Act and the Insurance Business Act.
• FSA issued the "Reference Cases" and the "Q&A" regarding the "Independent Agent Exemption" of fund managers (June 27, 2008) Japanese version
• Authorities responsible for regulation of public companies announce next steps regarding the creation of a Group to interact with the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation
• FRTC publishes "Interim Summary of Points of Discussion on Payment and Settlement (Chairman's Notes)" (June 11, 2008)
• Exposures of Japanese deposit-taking institutions to subprime-related products and securitized products based on the leading practices summarized in the FSF report (June 6, 2008) Japanese version
• FSA Statement following the enactment of the Bill for Amendment of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, etc.(June 6, 2008) Japanese version

• FSA Statement following completion of the public consultation process on the English-Language Disclosure System (May 30, 2008) Japanese version
• The Fifth Japan-EU Monitoring Meeting on Developments in Accounting and Auditing Issues May 26, 2008, Paris (May 30, 2008) Japanese version
• FSA publishes the first progress report on its efforts toward "better regulation" (May 19, 2008) Japanese version
• FSA publishes Abolition of Expiration Dates of Tax-Free Treatments of Interest Income on Offshore Accounts and Bond Transactions under Repurchase Agreements (May 16, 2008)

• FSA holds the fourth meeting of the Joint Committee on Financial Services Co-operation with MAS (April 25, 2008)
• FSA publishes ''The Principles in the Financial Services Industry''(April 24, 2008)
• FSA publishes Summary of Issues for the Improved Operations of EDINET (April 16, 2008)
• FSA publishes ''Eleven Misunderstandings about the Internal Control Report System''(April 8, 2008)
• FSA publishes the partial amendment of the Guidelines for Financial Instruments Business Supervision(April 2, 2008)

• The FSA Publishes Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Notification Requirements for Foreign Audit Firms, etc. (March 19, 2008)
• Our Answers to Your Questions about the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (March 18, 2008)
• FSA launches new electronic corporate disclosure system (EDINET) (March 17, 2008) Japanese version
• Public Consultation on the ''English-Language Disclosure System'' (March 12, 2008) Japanese version
• FSA and CPAAOB issue comments on the proposed policy statement ''Guidance Regarding Implementation of PCAOB Rule 4012'' (March 7, 2008) Japanese version
• FSA issues Comments on ''CESR's advice on the equivalence of Chinese, Japanese and US GAAPs - Consultation Paper'' (March 7, 2008) Japanese version
• The Fourth Japan-EU Monitoring Meeting on Developments in Accounting and Auditing Issues March 3, 2008, Tokyo (March 7, 2008) Japanese version

February

• FSA establishes framework for regulatory cooperation with China related to QDII (''Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors'') system (February 22, 2008) Japanese version
• The status of Non-Performing Loans as of End-September, 2007 (released on February 15, 2008) Japanese version
• Exposures of Japanese deposit-taking institutions to subprime-related products (February 13, 2008) Japanese version
• Plan for Strengthening the Competitiveness of Japan's Financial and Capital Markets (February 13, 2008)
• Approval for Signing to the "IOSCO Multilateral MOU" (February 12, 2008) Japanese version
• Public Consultation on the partial amendment of the Guidelines for Financial Instruments Business Supervision (February 6, 2008) Japanese version
• Establishment of the Working Group for the Improved Operation of the EDINET System (February 1, 2008) Japanese version

January

• Administrative order against Teramento Corporation, requiring correction of the large shareholdings reports (January 27, 2008)
• Investigation on submission of large share-holdings reports (January 25, 2008) Japanese version
• IOSCO Technical Committee Conference Tokyo (streaming video)