What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of October 26, 2026 - October 30, 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

October 30, 2026	Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 23, 2026)
October 28, 2026	Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 20, 2026)
October 26, 2026	Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 9, 2026)

Public Comments

October 30, 2026

Promulgation of the Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Cabinet Office Order on Financial Instruments Business and the 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., and publication of the results of the public consultation on this Cabinet Office Order and this Public Notice The amendments were made for the purpose of developing 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.

Press Releases

Policies

October 27, 2026	Publication of the agenda and handouts, etc. of the Consultation Meeting for the Promotion of Measures against Multiple Debt Problems (provisional translation) (to be held on October 28, 2026) The original press release is available in Japanese.

International

October 30, 2026	Comment letter on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for certain non-EU Undertakings (ESRS-40a) Exposure Draft
October 30, 2026	Publication of the keynote speech titled “Derivatives: Grit, Ingenuity, and Growth” delivered at the ISDA Derivatives Trading Forum Tokyo 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.
October 27, 2026	FSA organizes Japan Global Capital Markets Conference in Tokyo

Publication

October 27, 2026	FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.274

Councils

October 29, 2026	Publication of the minutes of the first meeting of the Working Group on the Insurance System (provisional translation) of the Financial System Council, which was held on October 1, 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.
October 29, 2026	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the second meeting of the Working Group on the Insurance System (provisional translation) of the Financial System Council to be held on October 30, 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.
October 28, 2026	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the third meeting of the Committee on Assurance of Sustainability-Related Financial Information (provisional translation) of the Business Accounting Council to be held on October 29, 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.
October 27, 2026	Publication of presentation materials and an outline of the agenda of the second meeting of the Practice Panel on Utilization of Climate Change-Related Data and Adaptation to Climate Change (provisional translation), which was held on August 28, 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.

Securities

October 27, 2026	The FSA gave a notification to Kroll Bond Rating Agency Japan K.K. to the effect that the company has been registered as a credit rating agency. The original press release is available in Japanese.

Others

October 30, 2026	Publication of information on consultation services for people whose personal information was leaked and people who are concerned about the possibility of a leakage The original press release is available in Japanese.
October 30, 2026	The FSA updated and published an overview of modifications to lending conditions made by financial institutions as of the end of September 2026. The original press release is available in Japanese.
October 30, 2026	Publication of a report on the “Survey on Outlines of Financial Systems in Foreign Countries” (provisional translation) The original press release is available in Japanese.
October 28, 2026	Publication of information on the symposium to be co-hosted by the FSA and Hitotsubashi University on December 10, 2026 Under the themes of “Revitalization of Regional Economies and Finance” and “Enhancement of Corporate Value and Business Management of Japanese Companies,” the FSA will present current concerns and challenges in Japan’s financial administration and future directions, provide lectures by practitioners, and hold a panel discussion with the participation of researchers from Hitotsubashi University. Through these, the symposium aims to deepen discussions on the business management of Japanese companies, growth of the Japanese economy, and roles of finance that support the former two, from the viewpoints of industry, the government, and academia. The original press release is available in Japanese.