What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of May 19, 2025 - May 23, 2025

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

Press Conferences

May 23, 2025	Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (May 16, 2025)
May 23, 2025	Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (May 13, 2025)

Press Releases

Policies

May 19, 2025

Initiatives by the financial industry to enhance their asset management businesses updated: The Government of Japan has published the "Policy Plan for Promoting Japan as a Leading Asset Management Center" on December 13, 2023. In the plan, major financial groups are requested to develop their plans to describe their asset management business strategy, enhance their investment management capabilities and improve governance. Please refer to the excel file (available in Japanese) for the initiatives announced by each financial group and financial firm. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Councils

May 23, 2025	Holding of the seventh meeting of the Working Group on Financial Infrastructure for Carbon Credit Transactions to be held on May 29, 2025 The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 20, 2025	Publication of the information on the holding of the 28th meeting of the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance on May 27, 2025 The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 20, 2025	Publication of the minutes of the 27th meeting of the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, which was held on March 31, 2025 The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 20, 2025	The fourth meeting of the Expert Study Group on Assurance of Sustainability-related Financial Information (of the Financial System Council)

Securities

May 22, 2025	The first trial of an administrative penalty case against THE WHY HOW DO COMPANY, Inc., for making false statements in its securities reports, etc. will be conducted on May 29, 2025. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 22, 2025	The FSA received a recommendation from the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission to issue an administrative monetary penalty payment order to AQUALINE based on the results of the SESC's inspection of the company's false statements in its annual securities report, etc. Accordingly, the FSA ordered the respondent (AQUALINE) to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 22, 2025	The FSA received a recommendation from the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission to issue an administrative monetary penalty payment order to ImageONE Co., Ltd. based on the results of the SESC's inspection of the company's false statements in its annual securities report, etc. Accordingly, the FSA ordered the respondent (ImageONE Co., Ltd.) to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Others

May 23, 2025	Publication of the main issues raised by the FSA at opinion exchange meetings held in April with relevant associations in the financial sector The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 23, 2025	The fourth meeting of the Panel on Provision of Growth Capital to Startups (provisional translation) was held at the Japan Securities Dealers Association. For details, see the official website of the Japan Securities Dealers Association. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 21, 2025	Response in Light of the Impact of U.S. Tariff Measures (Statement by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services)