What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of July 14, 2025 - July 18, 2025

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

Press Conferences

July 14, 2025	Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (July 1, 2025)

Public Comments

July 15, 2025

The FSA published a draft partial amendment to the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc. In consideration of frequently occurring damage in internet transaction services due to unauthorized access and unauthorized transactions (transactions by third parties) using customer information (login IDs and passwords, etc.) that perpetrators stole through fake websites (phishing websites) disguised as existing official websites of securities companies, the amendments are mainly intended to strengthen authentication methods in internet transactions and fraud prevention measures. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Press Releases

Policies

July 15, 2025

The FSA published a list of listed companies that have submitted annual securities reports prior to ordinary general shareholders' meetings (as of the end of June 2025). The list introduces listed companies that have published in their earnings summary their intention to submit annual securities reports by at least two weeks prior to the date of their ordinary general shareholders' meeting (updated monthly). The original press release is available in Japanese.

Councils

July 17, 2025	Publication of the interim report of the "Working Group on Disclosure and Assurance of Sustainability-Related Financial Information" of the Financial System Council The original press release is available in Japanese.

Banks

July 18, 2025

Publication of a statistical report on business revitalization, etc. utilizing the "Guidelines for Business Revitalization, etc. of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises": The FSA has been encouraging financial institutions to actively utilize the "Guidelines for Business Revitalization, etc. of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises" in providing financial support, etc. to their clients. From the perspective of further encouraging the utilization of the Guidelines, the FSA published a statistical report on the utilization of the Guidelines by financial institutions. The statistical report reflects the utilization status during the period from April 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025. (The report and the Guidelines are available only in Japanese). The original press release is available in Japanese.

Others

July 18, 2025	The first meeting of the Practice Panel on Utilization of Climate Change-related Data and Adaptation to Climate Change (provisional translation) will be held on Friday, August 1, 2025. This Panel aims to provide companies, financial institutions, and relevant ministries and agencies with climate change-related data, which are necessary for them to analyze climate-related risks and consider and implement countermeasures (reduction of risks, creation of new opportunities, etc.), in a more effective manner and to promote the utilization of those data. The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 15, 2025	The FSA published the status of the deliberations concerning the shortening of the securities transaction settlement cycle (T+1). The Study Group on T+1 was established, with the FSA, Japan Securities Dealers Association, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, and Tokyo Stock Exchange serving as the secretariat, and deliberations were held since last autumn. The Study Group compiled and published the details of the deliberations as an interim report. The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 14, 2025	The FSA published information on an event titled "Learn with Wanisa: Money Class for the Future" to be held in Sapporo, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The original press release is available in Japanese.