Press Releases (2026)

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July

July

• Publication of the "Initiatives and Challenges in Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financial Crime (July 2026)" (July 3, 2026)
• Exchange of Letters (EoL) on the Cooperation Framework with the International Financial Services Centres Authority, India (July 2, 2026)

June

• Updated Japan Fintech Week 2026 official website (June 30, 2026)
• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2026.6) vol.2: Analysis of Margin Dynamics in OTC Derivatives Market during Periods of High Volatility" in Japanese (June 26, 2026)
• Updated:Speeches (Vice Minister for International Affairs) (June 25, 2026)
• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of March 31, 2026 (June 19, 2026)
• International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators published the Factsheet on Sustainability Assurance Survey (June 19, 2026)
• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2026.6): I. Attempt to Identify Early Warning Signals on Credit Risks using Regional Banks’ Loan Data and Macroeconomic Indicators vol.2, and II. Dynamic Models Analysis of Managerial-Talent Recruitment and Firm Performance at Client Firms of Regional Banks" in Japanese (June 19, 2026)
• Request Regarding “Short-Term Measures for Financial Institutions in Response to Changes in Threat Posed by Frontier AI” (June 15, 2026)
• Signing of Memorandum of Cooperation between the Financial Services Agency of Japan and the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine (June 10, 2026)
• Overview of major banks’ financial results as of March 31, 2026 (June 10, 2026)
• Overview of the Japanese regional banks’ financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 (June 10, 2026)
• Updated : Initiatives announced by financial groups to enhance their asset management businesses (June 4, 2026)
• Updated:Speeches (Commissioner) (June 2, 2026)
• Updated:Speeches (Minister of State for Financial Services) (June 2, 2026)

May

• The Expert Panel on the Revision of the Corporate Governance Code (2nd meeting) Minutes (May 22, 2026)
• Updated:Speeches (Vice Minister for International Affairs) (May 22, 2026)
• Comment letter on the Draft Delegated Regulation on revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) (May 15, 2026)
• Working Group under the “Public-Private Coordination Meeting on Strengthening Cybersecurity Measures in the Financial Sector Against AI-Related Threats” (May 14, 2026)
• Updated : Initiatives announced by financial groups to enhance their asset management businesses (May 12, 2026)
• The fifth meeting of the Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council (May 11, 2026)
• Paris Plenary Meeting of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) (May 11, 2026)
• International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators published the new Report about use of technology in audits (May 11, 2026)
• Publication of the Partial Amendment to the Designation of a country or region under Articles 17-2 and 17-3 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds. (May 1, 2026)

April

• Minister KATAYAMA meets Mr. Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the BIS, in Tokyo (April 21, 2026)
• Updated : Human Capital Disclosures (April 17, 2026)
• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2026.3): An Empirical Examination toward a Multi-faceted Understanding of the OTC Derivatives Market" (April 17, 2026)
• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2026.2): Analysis of Human Resource Support by Regional Banks and Shortages of Managerial Talent at Firms" (April 17, 2026)
• International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators published the Report on 2025 Survey of Inspection Findings (April 13, 2026)
• Draft revisions to the Corporate Governance Code for public consultation (April 10, 2026)
• Human Capital Disclosures (April 9, 2026)
• Publication, the English version of Japanese Roadmap for sustainability disclosures and assurance (April 9, 2026)
• Interview Article "Supervisory cooperation in a fragmented world: The IAIS work agenda" in The Eurofi Magazine (March 2026) (April 8, 2026) 
• Twenty-fourth Meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability" (April 8, 2026) 
• We have updated the “Cold Calling” list (as of March 31, 2026). (April 7, 2026)
• Publication of the Research Report, “Strengthening the Management of Third-Party Cybersecurity Risks by Financial Institutions” (April 3, 2026)
• The Expert Panel on the Revision of the Corporate Governance Code (3rd meeting) Material (April 2, 2026)

March

• Updated：Trends in High-Speed Trading (March 31, 2026)
• Revision of "Guidelines for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism" (March 31, 2026)
• The third meeting of the Expert Panel on the Revision of the Corporate Governance Code (2025-2026) (March 27, 2026)
• Hosting Overseas Regulatory Officials at the Global Financial Partnership Center (28th Program: 12 Banking Regulatory Authorities) (March 26, 2026)
• The fourth meeting of the Japan-UK Financial Regulatory Forum (March 19, 2026)
• The Japan-Bermuda bilateral meeting on insurance (March 19, 2026)
• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2026.3): An Empirical Examination toward a Multi‑faceted Understanding of the OTC Derivatives Market" in Japanese (March 6, 2026)
• Publication of AI Discussion Paper (Version 1.1) (March 3, 2026)

February

• Updated : Japan Weeks 2026 (February 27, 2026)
• FSA, SEC Hold Spring Financial Regulatory Dialogue (February 27, 2026)
• The FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of September 2025, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (February 27, 2026)
• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2026.2): Analysis of Human Resource Support by Regional Banks and Shortages of Managerial Talent at Firms" in Japanese (February 27, 2026)
• The Expert Panel on the Revision of the Corporate Governance Code (2nd meeting) Material (February 25, 2026)
• The second meeting of the Expert Panel on the Revision of the Corporate Governance Code (2025-2026) (February 19, 2026)
• Publication of the Report by the Working Group on Crypto-asset Systems of the Financial System Council (February 16, 2026)
• Updated English version of Reference Cases on Suspicious Transactions (February 4, 2026)
• The Expert Panel on the Revision of the Corporate Governance Code (1st meeting) Minutes (February 2, 2026)

January

• Stewardship Code: List of institutional investors accepted the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of December 31, 2025 (January 30, 2026)
• Joint session of the 56th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 44th meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System (January 27, 2026)
• Remarks by Minister KATAYAMA at the event “Japan’s Turn” of the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (January 20, 2026)
• Updated Japan Fintech Week 2026 official website (January 13, 2026)
• We have updated the “Cold Calling” list (as of December 31, 2025). (January 9, 2026)
• Updated : Initiatives by the financial industry to enhance their asset management businesses (January 7, 2026)