What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of January 7, 2019 - January 11, 2019

This page contains the latest in events, developments, and updates to the FSA website.

Press Conferences

January 9, 2019	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (December 11 2018) (Available in Japanese)
January 9, 2019	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (December 7 2018) (Available in Japanese)
January 9, 2019	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (December 4, 2018) Japanese version
January 9, 2019	Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (November 27, 2018) Japanese version

Press Releases

(The following press release is available in English)

Others

January 10, 2019	Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the “Payment Services Act”

(The following press releases are available in Japanese)

Councils

January 10, 2019	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the sixth meeting (in the program year 2018) of the “Study Group on the Financial System” under the Financial System Council  < Summary> The FSA published the agenda and handouts of the sixth meeting (in the program year 2018) of the “Study Group on the Financial System” under the Financial System Council, which was held on January 10, 2019.

Others

January 11, 2019	Shortening of the period between application for opening a NISA account and inception of installment investment  < Summary> The FSA announced the introduction of a system that allows the shortening of the period between application for opening a NISA account and inception of installment investment, effective from January 2019.
January 11, 2019	Warnings about entities that are operating money lending businesses without proper registration  < Summary> The FSA (Local Finance Bureaus) updated warnings about entities that are operating money lending businesses without proper registration. The warnings include the updated list of entities that misrepresent their registration using fictitious or stolen registration numbers.
January 11, 2019	Initiatives and efforts toward further enhancement of transparency in the registration screening of virtual currency (crypto-asset) exchange service providers  < Summary> Based on the fact that the FSA has been frequently receiving questions and inquiries from business entities regarding the registration screening for applicants seeking registration as virtual currency (crypto-asset) exchange service providers, the FSA has published a flowchart that outlines the registration screening process and approximate period required for registration as a virtual currency (crypto-asset) exchange service provider.
January 7, 2019	Parent-child (family) cooperative workshop titled “How Money Works” (provisional English title)  < Summary> The FSA will hold a parent-child (family) cooperative workshop titled “How Money Works” (provisional English title) on February 9 and 10, 2019. The workshop is aimed at providing a fun learning opportunity/platform for parents and their children (elementary school pupils) about how money works.