What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of July 22, 2025 - July 25, 2025

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

Public Comments

July 23, 2025	Publication of the results of public consultation on the draft amendments to the "Regulation for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act Pertaining to the Economic Value-Based Solvency Regulatory Framework" and others The original press release is available in Japanese.

Press Releases

Policies

July 24, 2025

The FSA published information on the Special Zones for Financial and Asset Management Businesses: Based on the Policy Plan for Promoting Japan as a Leading Asset Management Center (December 13, 2023), the FSA compiled and published the Policy Package to Achieve Special Zones for Financial and Asset Management Businesses and assigned Sapporo City, Tokyo, Osaka City, and Fukuoka City as the Special Zones (June 4, 2024). The FSA has been promoting initiatives to implement polices stated in the Policy Package in collaboration with the relevant local governments and ministries and agencies. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Councils

July 25, 2025	"the Code of Conduct for ESG Evaluation and Data Providers"：28 ESG Evaluation and Data Providers have endorsed the "Code of Conduct" as of June 30, 2025
July 24, 2025	The first meeting of the Working Group on the Cryptoasset System (provisional translation) of the Financial System Council will be held from 10:00 to 12:00 on July 31, 2025. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Others

July 23, 2025	Guidebook for Registration of Investment Management Business and Other Financial Instruments Businesses
July 23, 2025	Updated lists of entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without proper registration The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 22, 2025	Publication of Personnel Changes (Effective on July 22, 2025) The original press release is available in Japanese.