What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of May 26, 2025 - May 30, 2025

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

Press Conferences

May 30, 2025	Excerpts from the Joint Press Conference given by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services, and UEDA Kazuo, Governor of the Bank of Japan (The first meeting of G７ Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under the Canada G７ Presidency) (May 22, 2025)
May 30, 2025	Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (May 20, 2025)

Public Comments

May 30, 2025	Publication of the finalized amendments to the "Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc." and the "Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Small- and Medium-Sized and Regional Financial Institutions." The amendments are mainly intended to ensure the appropriateness and soundness of safe deposit box services provided by financial institutions, from the perspective of enhancing management systems at financial institutions to prevent fraudulent incidents, such as theft, and of ensuring the effectiveness to prevent money laundering. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 30, 2025	Publication of the finalized Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Cabinet Office Order on Financial Instruments Business, which aims to add the amount to be paid in for share certificates involved in a tender offer to the coverage of the deposit related to public offering, etc. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 30, 2025	Publication of the draft Order Partially Amending the Order on Limitation, etc. on Business During the Transition Period Pertaining to Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance Company. Public comments will be accepted between May 31 and June 30, 2025. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 30, 2025	Publication of the finalized "Guidelines on the Act on the Promotion of Cash Flow-Based Lending" and partial amendments to the relevant Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision after public consultation. The finalized guideline will take effect on the day on which the Act on the Promotion of Cash Flow-Based Lending is enforced. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Press Releases

Policies

May 30, 2025

The FSA published a list of listed companies that plan to submit their annual securities reports by at least two weeks before their ordinary general shareholders’ meeting (monthly updates). The original press release is available in Japanese.

May 30, 2025

The FSA published a list of measures for ensuring the disclosure of annual securities reports prior to ordinary general shareholders’ meetings. Regarding the disclosure of annual securities reports prior to ordinary general shareholders’ meetings and the integrated disclosure of annual securities reports and business reports, etc. for that purpose, the public and private sectors have taken promotional measures both from legislative and operational aspects. This website compiles and introduces those measures that have been taken so far. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Publication

May 30, 2025	Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2025.5) "
May 29, 2025	FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.258

Councils

May 30, 2025	Publication of the minutes of the sixth meeting of the "Working Group on Financial Infrastructure for Carbon Credit Transactions" held on April 11, 2025 The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 29, 2025	The seventh meeting of the Working Group on Disclosure and Assurance of Sustainability-related Financial Information (of the Financial System Council)
May 28, 2025	Publication of the agenda for 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 27, 2025	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the 28th meeting of the "Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance," which was held on May 27, 2025 The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 26, 2025	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the fourth meeting of the "Expert Study Group on Assurance of Sustainability-Related Financial Information" of the Financial System Council to be held on May 27, 2025 The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 26, 2025	Publication of the minutes of the third meeting of the "Expert Study Group on Assurance of Sustainability-Related Financial Information" of the Financial System Council, which was held on April 17, 2025. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 26, 2025	The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan's Stewardship Code and Japan's Corporate Governance Code: Thirtieth Meeting

Banks

May 30, 2025	The FSA granted a license to Natixis Tokyo Branch to conduct banking business pursuant to the Banking Act. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 30, 2025	Information sharing on cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts: The FSA and local finance bureaus provide information regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts to relevant financial institutions and law enforcement authorities after obtaining consent from informants. The FSA has published statistics that include the number of information sharing on cases regarding unauthorized use of bank accounts from September 2003 until March 31, 2025. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 29, 2025	Administrative action against Iwaki Shinkumi Bank: On May 29, the Director-General of the Tohoku Local Finance Bureau issued a business improvement order to Iwaki Shinkumi Bank. As a result of examination of the report on a series of improper actions at the credit cooperative, which was submitted as requested by the bureau, serious problems were found in the credit cooperative’s business management and compliance structures. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Others

May 30, 2025	Publication of results of a survey and research on users of services provided by money lenders The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 28, 2025	Updated: Speeches（Vice Minister for International Affairs）
May 28, 2025	Updated lists of entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without proper registration The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 27, 2025	Minister for Financial Services Kato provided explanations at the House of Councillors Committee on Financial Affairs regarding the outline of the "Report on Measures for the Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions," which covers the developments between April 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 27, 2025	The FSA published the enactment of the Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Detailed Regulations for Enforcement of the Mutual Loan Business Act, etc. and other Orders, as well as the amendments to the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc. and other relevant Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision, which accompany the enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code and Other Acts (Act No. 67 of 2022) and the Act on Arrangement of Related Acts Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code and Other Acts (Act No. 68 of 2022). The enactment of the Cabinet Office Order and other Orders and the amendments to the Comprehensive Guidelines fall under the arrangement of provisions that are naturally required along with the establishment, amendment, or repeal of other laws and regulations as specified in Article 39, paragraph (4), item (viii) of the Administrative Procedure Act. Accordingly, public comment procedures prescribed in the same Act are not conducted. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 27, 2025	Holding of a director-general level meeting between the National Police Agency and the FSA: As the "Comprehensive Measures for Protecting People from Fraud 2.0" was compiled in April 2025, the FSA held a director-general level meeting with the National Police Agency on May 26, 2025. Both parties affirmed their commitment to actively exchanging views on the strengthening of monitoring by deposit-taking institutions, the creation of a framework for information sharing among financial institutions, and other issues, and to promoting various measures even more aggressively in close collaboration and cooperation. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 26, 2025	The FSA opened an information webpage about online casino gambling. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 26, 2025	The FSA published information on an event titled "Learn with Wanisa: Money Class for the Future" to be held in Okayama, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The original press release is available in Japanese.
May 26, 2025	Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the “Payment Services Act”