○ Subscribing to the Email Information Service (Japanese/English)

The Financial Services Agency provides an Email Information Service (Japanese and English) through its website. If you register your email address on the Japanese subscription page, we will email you once a day with the latest information, such as the monthly publication, “Access FSA”, and daily press releases.

If you register on the English subscription page, we will email you once a day with the latest information, such as the “What's New” information on the English website as well as the “FSA Newsletter”.

To register in Japanese, please access , and to register in English, please access Subscribing to E-mail Information Service.

○ Subscribing to the SESC Email Information Service

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) provides an Email Information Service (Japanese/English) through its website. If you register your email address, we will email you with the latest information from the SESC website, such as recommendations relating to administrative action against financial instruments business operators and recommendations relating to orders for the payment of administrative monetary penalties.

* For further details and to register in Japanese, please access , and to register in English, please access Subscribing to E-mail Information Service on the SESC website.

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The Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board (CPAAOB) provides an Email Information Service (Japanese/English) through its website. If you register your email address, we will email you with the latest information from the CPAAOB website.

* For further details and to register in Japanese, please access , and to register in English, please access Subscribing to E-mail Information Service on the CPAAOB website.

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[ Press Releases in March ]

(Available in Japanese only, except for March 13)

March 1	Access		Administrative action against Bansei Yamamaru Securities Co., Ltd.
March 2	Access		“Regulatory Implementation of the Statement of Principles Regarding the Activities of Credit Rating Agencies” published by International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
March 3	Access		Decision on orders to pay administrative monetary penalties for market manipulation concerning shares of Senior Communication Co., Ltd.
March 8	Access		Interviews to be held with related parties concerning insurance solicitation by banks, etc.
March 10	Access		Small and Medium Enterprise Accounting Study Team, Working Group (2nd) Program
	Access		“Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures” consultative report published by CPSS & IOSCO
March 11	Access		Financial Measures in Response to Damage from the 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake
	Access		Related cabinet orders and draft competent ministry ordinances accompanying enforcement of the “Act for Partial Revision of the Act for Partial Revision of the Insurance Business Act, etc.” published
	Access		Results of survey on the situation of currency (dollar/yen) derivative trading for small and medium-sized enterprises (early reported values)
March 13	Access		Statement by Shozaburo Jimi, Minister for Financial Services
March 14	Access		Interviews to be held with related parties concerning insurance solicitation by banks, etc. (delayed)
March 16	Access		Decision on orders to pay administrative monetary penalties for insider trading by a recipient of information from an officer of NJK Corporation
	Access		Decision on orders to pay administrative monetary penalties for insider trading by a recipient of information from an employee of FamilyMart Co., Ltd.
	Access		Date to hold 2nd court trial for Financial Instruments and Exchange Act violation concerning insider trading by a recipient of information from a person who concluded a contract with JO Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
March 18	Access		Beware of frauds pretending to donate money!
	Access		Partial revisions (drafts) of “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc.,” “Comprehensive Guidelines for the Supervision of Major Banks, etc.” and “Comprehensive Guidelines for the Supervision of Regional Financial Institutions” - Results of public comments, etc.
March 22	Access		More thorough publicity for Financial Measures in Response to Damage from the 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake
March 23	Access		Fiscal yearend financial facilitation in consideration of damage from the 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake, etc.
	Access		Decision on orders to pay administrative monetary penalties for false statements in annual securities reports concerning Rinko Corporation
March 24	Access		Statement by Shozaburo Jimi, Minister for Financial Services
March 25	Access		“Order for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds” published
	Access		“Draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Banking Act, etc.” - Results of public comments
March 28	Access		Situation of changes in lending conditions based on the Act concerning Temporary Measures to Facilitate Financing for SMEs, etc.
	Access		“Draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Regulations, etc. for Terminology, Forms and Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements)” published
March 29	Access		“Draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on System for Ensuring Appropriateness of Statements on Finance and Accounting and Other Information” - Results of public comments, etc.
	Access		Partial revision (draft) of “Administrative Guidelines (Volume 3: Finance Company Related - 13 - Designated Credit Information Institutions Related)” - Results of public comments
	Access		“Draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Securitization of Assets” - Results of public comments, etc.
	Access		Partial revisions of “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc.” and “Administrative Guidelines (Volume 3: Finance Company Related)”
	Access		Disciplinary action against CPA
	Access		Disciplinary action against CPA
March 30	Access		“Opinion Paper on Revisions of Audit Standards and Evaluation of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, and Implementation Standards for Audits and Evaluation of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting” published
March 31	Access		Publication of the Cabinet Office Ordinance For Partial Revision of the Cabinet Office Ordinance concerning Temporary Measures to Facilitate Financing for SMEs, etc., and the Guidelines on Financial Supervision based on the Act concerning Temporary Measures to Facilitate Financing for SMEs (Specific roles which financial institutions should play in wielding their consulting functions) (draft)
	Access		Publication of partial revision (draft) of “Comprehensive Guidelines for the Supervision of Regional Financial Institutions”
	Access		Money Lending Business Related Statistics updated
	Access		Partial revisions (drafts) of “Comprehensive Guidelines for the Supervision of Major Banks, etc.” and “Comprehensive Guidelines for the Supervision of Regional Financial Institutions” - Results of public comments, etc.
	Access		“Internal Controls Reporting System Casebook” published
	Access		“Q&A on Internal Controls Reporting System” revised
	Access		Partial Revisions (draft) of “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Insurance Companies”, etc. published
	Access		“Draft Additional Q&A on Basel II” - Results of public comments, etc.
	Access		“Draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Prepaid Type Payment Means” - Results of public comments, etc.
	Access		“Draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act”, etc. - Results of public comments, etc.
	Access		Inspection, supervision and regulatory responses in consideration of the damage from the 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake
	Access		Draft Cabinet Office Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Rules on Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statement Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods, etc.” - Results of public comments, etc.
	Access	is a link to the publication web page.

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Web Pages Most Accessed in March

This section shows the March Press Releases web pages which were accessed the most.

To see the web pages most accessed in the past, go to the FSA web site's Web pages most accessed (past data, etc.) (Available in Japanese only)

• List of Issuers of Gift Certificates which are in Repayment Procedures based on the Act on Fund Settlement
• Financial institutions being inspected by FSA
• Financial Measures in Response to Damage from the 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake
• Financial Facilitation Measures for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
• List of licensed (registered) financial institutions
• Situation of recent disaster responses by FSA, Local Financial Bureaus and financial institutions
• Fiscal yearend financial facilitation in consideration of damage from the 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake, etc.
• Statement by Shozaburo Jimi, Minister for Financial Services (March 13, 2011) (in English)
• Beware of frauds pretending to donate money!
• Partial revision (draft) of “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc.” and “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Regional Financial Institutions,” etc. published