What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of August 24, 2026 - August 28, 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

August 28, 2026

Publication of information, including the results of public consultation on the draft partial amendments of the draft Cabinet Office Order concerning the amendment of the Insurance Business Act in 2025 and the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision for Insurance Companies, etc. The amendments aim to rearrange the Cabinet Office Order concerning comparative explanations and sale by recommendation and the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision for Insurance Companies, etc. as required in order to ensure appropriate sale by comparative recommendation of insurance products by omnibus agents. The original press release is available in Japanese.

August 24, 2026

Publication of information, including the results of public consultation on the draft partial amendments of the Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision for Small- and Medium-Sized and Regional Financial Institutions, etc. (Public Notices on Pillar 1 and Pillar 3 Requirements of Capital Adequacy) The amendments aim to develop a system based on the provision of the Basel Accords that enables the application of a 100% risk weight to capital contributions that satisfy certain requirements from the perspective of facilitating the provision of risk money by banks, etc. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Press Releases

Councils

August 28, 2026	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the joint session of the 57th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 45th meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System to be held on August 31, 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.
August 28, 2026	The sixth meeting of the Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council
August 28, 2026	Publication of the minutes of the 70th Meeting of the Financial Service ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Liaison Group, which was held on June 19, 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.
August 28, 2026	Publication of the appointment of a member of the Financial System Council The original press release is available in Japanese.
August 24, 2026	Joint session of the 57th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 45th meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System

Banks

August 27, 2026	The Hokuriku Regional Finance Bureau issued a request for financial measures to deal with disasters caused by heavy rain from August 27, 2026 (Toyama Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture) The original press release is available in Japanese.

Securities

August 27, 2026	Regarding the Revision of the Q&A on Financial Instruments Business

Others

August 28, 2026	Publication of information concerning the status and schedule of consultation sessions during the 2026 campaign for multiple-debt problem consultation The original press release is available in Japanese.
August 27, 2026	Updating of the dedicated webpage for information relating to the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake The original press release is available in Japanese.
August 27, 2026	Updated lists of entities that are operating financial instruments businesses without registration The original press release is available in Japanese.
August 24, 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.