What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of March 30, 2026 - April 3, 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

April 3, 2026	Publication of information, including the results of the public consultation on the draft Policies on Initiatives for Strengthening Cybersecurity by Cryptoasset Exchange Service Providers, etc. The draft Policies presents the direction of efforts to be made by cryptoasset exchange service providers, etc. for strengthening their cybersecurity under the current situation where threats to cryptoassets are becoming increasingly sophisticated and diverse. The original press release is available in Japanese.
April 1, 2026	Publication of the promulgation of the Public Notice Partially Amending the Public Notice Designating the Business Accounting Standards to be Specified by the FSA Commissioner as Prescribed in the Regulation on Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods of Consolidated Financial Statements and the results of the public consultation This Public Notice is promulgated and put into effect as of today. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	Promulgation of the Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Regulation on Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods of Financial Statements, etc. and the Regulation on Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods of Consolidated Financial Statements, etc. and publication of the results of the public consultation on the relevant Cabinet Office Order, etc. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	The FSA published information on public consultation on the Public Notice on Designation of the Sustainability Disclosure Standards Prescribed in Article 19-9, Paragraph (5) of the Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs, etc. In light of the fact that the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) revised the standards on March 13, 2026, the revised standards are to be designated as the sustainability disclosure standards (SSBJ Standards) prescribed in Article 19-9, paragraph (5) of the Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs, etc. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	Promulgation of the Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act and publication of the results of the public consultation on the relevant Cabinet Office Order The Cabinet Office Order aims to exclude the amount of asset investment in insurance subsidiary companies from the coverage of the upper limit for the amount of asset investment by an insurance company in the same person (large exposure regulations). This Cabinet Office Order is promulgated and put into effect as of today. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	Revision of "Guidelines for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism"
March 30, 2026	Publication of the draft partial amendments to the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision for Insurance Companies, etc. The FSA compiled and published the draft partial amendments to the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision for Insurance Companies, etc. with the aim of strengthening countermeasures against cyber risks, which have been increasing in recent years. Public comments will be accepted until no later than 5:00 p.m. (JST), April 30, 2026. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 30, 2026	Promulgation of the Cabinet Office Order Concerning the Amendment of the Insurance Business Act in 2025, etc. and publication of the results of the public consultation on the relevant Cabinet Office Order, etc. The Cabinet Office Order, etc. aim to rearrange provisions of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act and other relevant provisions in relation to the Act Partially Amending the Insurance Business Act (Act No. 54 of 2025) enacted on May 30, 2025. This Cabinet Office Order, etc. are promulgated today and will be put into effect on Monday, June 1, 2026. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 30, 2026	Publication of information, including the results of the public consultation on the draft partial amendments to the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision for Insurance Companies, etc. in relation to the 2025 Amended Insurance Business Act (to be enforced within one year) In relation to the Act Partially Amending the Insurance Business Act (Act No. 54 of 2025) enacted on May 30, 2025, the provisions of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act and other relevant provisions are to be rearranged. Accompanying this, the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision for Insurance Companies, etc. are also to be rearranged as required. The amended Comprehensive Guidelines will become applicable from Monday, June 1, 2026, which is the enforcement date for the Amended Insurance Business Act. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 30, 2026	Publication of information, including the results of the public consultation on the draft partial amendment to the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision for Insurance Companies The report of the Expert Panel on Structural Issues and Competition in the Non-Life Insurance Sector, which was published on June 25, 2024, made recommendations on insurance companies' internal structures for the management of payment of insurance proceeds, etc. and for the promotion of business operations, and the report of the Working Group on Regulatory System Especially for Non-Life Insurance Business of the Financial System Council, which was published on December 25, 2024, made recommendations on collaboration between insurance agencies and insurance brokers and other matters. Based on the details of these recommendations, the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision for Insurance Companies was also amended as required. The amended Comprehensive Guidelines will become applicable from Monday, June 1, 2026. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Press Releases

Policies

March 31, 2026	The FSA published an ex-ante valuation report based on regulatory impact analysis (RIA) in regard to the reduction of the threshold for transactions by virtual currency (cryptoasset) exchange service providers that require confirmation at the time of transaction. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	Publication of information on full electronification of functions of bills and checks The original press release is available in Japanese.

Councils

April 2, 2026	The Expert Panel on the Revision of the Corporate Governance Code (3rd meeting) Material
March 31, 2026	Publication of the outline of the 13th meeting of the "Taskforce on Preparation of the Environment for Transition Finance," which was held on February 27, 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	Publication of the agenda and an outline of proceedings of the 12th meeting of the "Taskforce on Preparation of the Environment for Transition Finance," which was held on July 28, 2025 The original press release is available in Japanese.

Banks

March 31, 2026

Today, the FSA published the fact that it granted an approval for engagement in trust business to Minato Bank pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 of the Act on Engagement in Trust Business by a Financial Institution. The original press release is available in Japanese.

March 31, 2026

Publication of the Monitoring Report on Regional Banks' Provision of Structured Loans (2026) (provisional translation) With regard to structured loans that incorporate derivatives with securities as back-up assets, the FSA monitored individual financial institutions' implementation statuses by collecting various data from regional banks, etc. The FSA compiled the statuses of regional banks' provision of structured loans ascertained through monitoring and points to note regarding the nature of the structured loans, as well as important issues for financial institutions in taking measures to strengthen risk management systems and to enhance information disclosure, and published them as the monitoring report. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Securities

April 3, 2026	Publication of the Research Report, “Strengthening the Management of Third-Party Cybersecurity Risks by Financial Institutions”
April 1, 2026	Publication of information, including the promulgation and enforcement of the Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs, etc. Accompanying the enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Comprehensive Promotion of Labor Policies, Stability of Employment of Workers and Enhancement of Vocational Life (Act No. 63 of 2025) and the Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Ministerial Order on the Plan of Action for General Employers based on the Act on the Promotion of Female Participation and Career Advancement in the Workplace (Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare No. 125 of 2025), the Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs, etc. was amended to rearrange its provisions as required. The amended Cabinet Office Order is promulgated and put into effect as of today. Public consultation procedures are not implemented. The original press release is available in Japanese.
April 1, 2026	Publication of the Public Notice on Partial Amendments to the Public Notice Designating Securities, etc. That Can be Entrusted for Customer Segregated Fund Trusts and the Public Notice Designating Regulations, etc. of the Financial Instruments Business Associations Prescribed in Article 130, Paragraph (4) of the Cabinet Office Order on Financial Instruments Business, etc. The Investment Trusts Association and the Japan Investment Advisers Association were integrated and the Investment Management Association of Japan was newly established. Accordingly, relevant provisions were rearranged as required. As these partial amendments fall under minor changes prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act, public consultation procedures are not implemented. This Public Notice is promulgated and put into effect as of today. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Insurances

April 1, 2026	Publication of the promulgation of the Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act and the Cabinet Office Order on Prepaid Payment Instruments Accompanying the enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the School Education Act (Act No. 50 of 2024), the Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act and the Cabinet Office Order on Prepaid Payment Instruments was enacted. This falls under the adjustment of the provisions necessary in accordance with the establishment, amendment, or repeal of other laws and regulations prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act and, therefore, public consultation procedures are not implemented. This Cabinet Office Order is promulgated and put into effect as of today. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	Publication of the promulgation of the Order Partially Amending the Order on Credit Business Conducted by Japan Fisheries Cooperative, etc. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	Publication of the promulgation and enforcement of the Order Partially Amending the Order on Authorized Specified Insurers, etc. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Others

April 3, 2026	The FSA published an experiment project eligible for support for the FinTech PoC Hub/Payment Innovation Project (PIP). As the third project to be supported under the PIP (support for the fourteenth round for the FinTech PoC Hub), the following experiment project was selected. This experiment project aims to verify the practical effectiveness and feasibility of interbank settlement for remittances using tokenized deposits between customers of different banks through a method using accounts opened between the relevant banks and a method using stablecoins, and compile related legal issues. The original press release is available in Japanese.
April 1, 2026	Updated the List of Certified Financial Instruments Business Associations The original press release is available in Japanese.
April 1, 2026	Publication of information on the partial amendment to the Public Notice Designating Financial Institutions Pursuant to the Provisions under Article 17 of the Act on Management of Deposit and Savings Accounts by Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Intention of Depositors This Public Notice becomes applicable from April 1, 2026. As this partial amendment falls under minor changes prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act, public consultation procedures are not implemented. The original press release is available in Japanese.
April 1, 2026	Publication of information on a partial amendment to the Standards for Listed Shares, etc. Acceptable in Tax-Exempt Accounts For the purpose of specifying necessary matters concerning the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation and the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation, the Standards for Listed Shares, etc. Acceptable in Tax-Exempt Accounts was partially amended and promulgated on March 31, 2026. The original press release is available in Japanese.
April 1, 2026	Updated information on application for approval for use of titles, such as being backed by the FSA The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	Updated：Trends in High-Speed Trading
March 31, 2026	Updated lists of entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without proper registration The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	The FSA published an overview of modifications to lending conditions made by banks as of the end of February 2026. The original press release is available in Japanese.
March 31, 2026	Publication of the revised Case Book on Validation of Effectiveness of AML/CFT Frameworks The original press release is available in Japanese.