What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of March 23, 2026 - March 27, 2026

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

For files in HTML formats, when you click original press release links, and click the "Language" button on the upper right of the Japanese website, and select "Machine translation" displayed on the screen, the results of the translation by AI are displayed. Please note that machine translated pages are not necessarily correct.

Public Comments

March 27, 2026	Publication of information on public consultation on the draft Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 25, 2026	Publication of a draft partial amendment to the "Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc." The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 23, 2026	Publication of the results of the public consultation on the draft partial amendment to the Public Notice on the Economic Value-based Solvency Regulations and relevant laws and regulations, etc. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Press Releases

International

March 26, 2026	Hosting Overseas Regulatory Officials at the Global Financial Partnership Center (28th Program: 12 Banking Regulatory Authorities)

Councils

June 27, 2026	The third meeting of the Expert Panel on the Revision of the Corporate Governance Code (2025-2026)
June 27, 2026	Publication of the minutes of the second meeting of the Expert Panel on the Revision of the Corporate Governance Code (2025), which was held on February 26, 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 24, 2026	Publication of information on the resignation of a member of the Financial System Council The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 23, 2026	Publication of information on the third meeting of the Working Group for the Enhancement of Corporate Risk Management (provisional translation) The original press release is available in Japanese.

Banks

March 27, 2026	On March 27, the FSA held an opinion exchange meeting between administration officials, including Minister of State for Financial Services KATAYAMA, and representatives of relevant financial associations, etc. regarding the promotion of provision of business support for business operators and the facilitation of financing. On the same day, the government issued a request as follows to relevant financial associations, etc. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 24, 2026	Publication of the implementation reports of the Business Strengthening Plans and the relevant plans filed by financial institutions (as of September 30, 2025) based on the Act on Special Measures for Strengthening Financial Functions The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 24, 2026	Publication of the implementation reports in regard to the "fund-grant system" filed by financial institutions (as of September 30, 2025) The original press release is available in Japanese.

Others

March 27, 2026	In light of the recent situation in the Middle East and other circumstances, the FSA newly established the FSA Consultation Hotline Regarding the Middle East Situation and Impact of the U.S. Tariff Measures. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 27, 2026	Updated FAQ on the website, "FinTech Support Desk" The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 27, 2026	Publication of the matters to note upon preparing and submitting annual securities reports (including the collection of examples for information disclosure to be referenced when addressing detected problems) The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 27, 2026	Publication of the final version of the FY2025 Case Book on Good Practices on Corporate Disclosure of Narrative Information Based on the Principles Regarding the Disclosure of Narrative Information The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 26, 2026	Updated lists of entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without proper registration The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 26, 2026	Publication of supplementary materials concerning the "Points for Support by Business Type" The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 23, 2026	Publication of the "Guidelines on Visualization of Human Capital (Revised)" (provisional translation) The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 23, 2026	Announcement of the commencement of the operation of the FSA chatbot utilizing the Administrative Service Information Chatbot The original press release is available in Japanese.