What’s New on the FSA Website

Week of November 2, 2026 - November 6, 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

November 5, 2026	Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 27, 2026)

Public Comments

November 6, 2026

Publication of the results of public consultation on the draft partial amendments to the "Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc." and other Comprehensive Guidelines 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). The original press release is available in Japanese.

Press Releases

International

November 6, 2026	Seventh Meeting of the Japan-EU Joint Financial Regulatory Forum

Councils

November 6, 2026	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the third meeting of the Working Group on the Supply of Funds to Growth Companies (provisional translation) of the Financial System Council (to be held on November 9, 2026) The original press release is available in Japanese.
November 5, 2026	Publication of the minutes of the second meeting of the Working Group on the Supply of Funds to Growth Companies (provisional translation) of the Financial System Council held on October 9, 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.
November 2, 2026	Publication of information on the holding of the third meeting of the Working Group on the Supply of Funds to Growth Companies (provisional translation) of the Financial System Council (to be held on November 9, 2026) The original press release is available in Japanese.
November 2, 2026	Publication of the agenda and handouts of the second meeting of the Study Group on Digital and Decentralized Finance, which was held on November 2, 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.

Banks

November 6, 2026	Publication of the results of the questionnaire survey on initiatives being implemented by financial institutions with due consideration to people with disabilities (as of the end of March 2026) The original press release is available in Japanese.

Others

November 6, 2026	The FSA issued a notice to seek cooperation from users of financial institutions in light of the current circumstances. Recently, cyber incidents have been occurring frequently, in which customer information and other information is leaked as a result of unauthorized access to customer services or operation systems disclosed on the internet. Users of financial institutions are requested to be aware of the following: ・Do not carelessly click any link in an email as there is a possibility that leaked information is being maliciously used and tricky suspicious emails disguised as being from an existing company or administrative organ, etc. may further increase. ・Do not use the same password for multiple services. ・Use phishing-resistant multifactor authentication. ・When you receive a notice, etc. concerning a transaction you know nothing of, promptly contact your financial institution. The original press release is available in Japanese.
November 6, 2026	Financial Services Agency of Japan and Climate Data Steering Committee Launch Jurisdictional Data Partnership for the Climate Data Utility
November 4, 2026	Publication of the recipients of the Decorations and Medals for the autumn of 2026 The original press release is available in Japanese.
November 2, 2026	Update of contributions, etc. relating to the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) The original press release is available in Japanese.