What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of July 27, 2026 - July 31, 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.

Press Conferences

July 27, 2026	Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (July 21, 2026)

Public Comments

July 31, 2026	Publication of the draft revision of “Venture Capitals: Recommendations and Hopes (VCRHs)” The published draft is for revising “Venture Capitals: Recommendations and Hopes (VCRHs),” which was formulated on October 17, 2024. The VCRHs clearly provides that follow-ups and reviews should be conducted as required based on changes in the market environment and in viewpoints regarding practices and preferable forms of VCs. Based on this provision, the VCRHs is to be reviewed as required. Public comments will be accepted until no later than 5:00 p.m. (JST), August 31, 2026. The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 31, 2026	Publication of information on public consultation on the draft Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Cabinet Office Order on Financial Instruments Business and the draft Public Notice Partially Amending the Public Notice to Establish Criteria for Whether the Capital Adequacy of a Special Financial Instruments Business Operator and Its Subsidiary Corporations, etc. is Appropriate in Light of the Assets, etc. Held by the Special Financial Instruments Business Operator and Its Subsidiary Corporations, etc. The amendments aim to develop relevant provisions regarding the handling of fixed assets relating to cancelable leases, out of fixed assets to be deducted from equity capital, in the calculation of the capital adequacy ratios of financial instruments business operators. The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 30, 2026	Publication of draft partial amendments to the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc. and other Guidelines (related to bank agency services, etc.) With regard to services provided by banks, etc. in collaboration with other businesses by the use of API, etc., the amendments aim to clarify measures necessary for preventing service users’ false recognition and what acts by other businesses fall under bank agency services (brokerage). Public comments will be accepted until no later than 6:00 p.m. (JST), August 31, 2026. The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 30, 2026	Publication of draft partial amendments to the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc. and other Guidelines (related to structured deposits) The amendments aim to clarify supervisory viewpoints regarding explanations on risks to be provided by banks upon accepting structured deposits, which have complicated structures, and other matters. Public comments will be accepted until no later than 6:00 p.m. (JST), August 31, 2026. The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 28, 2026	Publication of information on public consultation on the draft Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations With regard to the portion corresponding to the constituents of in-kind ETFs for which the ownership of those applying for establishing the ETFs exceeds 30%, the Cabinet Office Order aims to develop provisions to make it possible to establish the relevant portion with money. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Press Releases

Policies

July 31, 2026	Publication of an updated statistical report on financing by major banks, etc. and regional banks for enterprises utilizing the “Guidelines for Personal Guarantee Provided by Business Owners” (performance of individual banks, performance by business type, and the status of banks' publication of their relevant policies) The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 30, 2026	Publication of information on the 2026 campaign for multiple-debt problem consultation and the updated web portal for the campaign information The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 27, 2026	Updated the dedicated webpage for the Emerging Managers Program (Japanese version of EMP) On December 13, 2023, the national government formulated a Policy Plan for Promoting Japan as a Leading Asset Management Center. This plan incorporates the Emerging Managers Program (Japanese version of EMP), which is a program to facilitate the supply of funds to emerging asset management companies in cooperation with the public and private sectors, as part of the measures for reforming Japan’s asset management sector. The national government and the FSA have been implementing initiatives for this program. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Publication

July 31, 2026	Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2026.7) vol.2: I. Analysis of Lending to Overseas Borrowers by Major Banks, etc., II. An Analysis Toward the Development of a Corporate Default Rate Estimation Model, and III. Attempt to Understand Deposit Trends and Quantitatively Analyze Factors Affecting Changes in Deposit Balances" in Japanese
July 30, 2026	Publication of Analytical Report on IT Resilience in the Financial Sector

Banks

July 31, 2026	Publication of a “Report on the Monitoring and Analysis of Deposit-Taking Financial Institutions”
July 31, 2026	Publication of a request for thorough cash flow support to companies affected by the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 29, 2026	The Kyushu Regional Finance Bureau issued a request for financial measures to deal with disasters caused by the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Securities

July 28, 2026	Publication of the promulgation of the Cabinet Order concerning the amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, etc. in 2026 (to be enforced 20 days later) The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 28, 2026	Publication of information on the holding of the first trial proceedings for the case of market manipulation regarding shares of Base Food Inc. and other two issues The original press release is available in Japanese.

Others

July 31, 2026	Updated the information on measures relating to finance for the acceptance of and harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 31, 2026	The FSA updated and published an overview of modifications to lending conditions made by banks as of the end of June 2026. The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 31, 2026	Updating of the dedicated webpage for measures relating to the “100th Year of the Showa Era” The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 31, 2026	Updating of the dedicated webpage for information relating to the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 31, 2026	Alert over fraudulent solicitation for relief donations for the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 31, 2026	Publication of information on the deadline for submitting annual securities reports, etc. in relation to the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 29, 2026	Publication of the dedicated webpage for information relating to the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 29, 2026	Publication of information on the opening of the FSA Consultation Hotline regarding the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake In response to the occurrence of the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, the FSA’s Counseling Office for Financial Services Users opened the Consultation Hotline to accept inquiries on various service offices of private financial institutions, etc. and consultations on transactions with private financial institutions, etc. from disaster victims. The original press release is available in Japanese.
July 29, 2026	Publication of the monitoring results pertaining to the implementation status of customer-oriented business conduct by distributors and creators of financial instruments involving risks, such as investment trusts (program year 2025 report) In program year 2025, from the perspective of whether distributors and creators have developed their own systems for the sale of financial instruments based on customer-oriented approaches, the FSA conducted monitoring generally on their systems. Furthermore, in consideration of the current situation where many distributors, etc. have come to make proposals on customers’ portfolios, centered on long-term, diversified investment, after ascertaining individual customers’ total assets, the FSA also conducted monitoring on the status of provision of portfolio proposals and management by distributors and creators. The original press release is available in Japanese.