Past Releases

May 2025

May 21

• Response in Light of the Impact of U.S. Tariff Measures (Statement by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services)

May 20

• The fourth meeting of the Expert Study Group on Assurance of Sustainability-related Financial Information (of the Financial System Council)

May 19

• FSA Weekly Review No.637 May 19, 2025

May 16

• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (May 9, 2025)

May 15

• Excerpts from the Joint Press Conference given by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services, and UEDA Kazuo, Governor of the Bank of Japan (The second meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under the Africa G20 Presidency) (April 24, 2025)
• Ad Hoc Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (April 23, 2025)

May 12

• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (April 22, 2025)
• FSA Weekly Review No.636 May 12, 2025

April 2025

April 28

• Publication of the Research Report “Financial Institutions’ Current Status of Scenario Analysis based on TCFD Recommendations and the Related Transition Plans”
• FSA Weekly Review No.635 April 28, 2025

April 25

• Publication of the Partial Amendment to the Designation of a country or region under Articles 17-2 and 17-3 of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds.
• Updated：Living in Japan:How to Open a Bank Account and Send Money
• Updated：Speeches（Commissioner）

April 23

• Berlin Plenary Meeting of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR)
• Updated：Speeches（Commissioner, Vice Minister for International Affairs）

April 21

• FSA Weekly Review No.634 April 21, 2025

April 18

• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (April 8, 2025)
• Ad Hoc Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (April 7, 2025)
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’（April 18）

April 17

• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (April 4, 2025)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (April 1, 2025)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (March 28, 2025)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (March 25, 2025)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (March 18, 2025)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.257
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.256

April 16

• Stewardship Code : 340 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of March 31, 2025

April 15

• FSA Weekly Review No.633 April 15, 2025

April 14

• The sixth meeting of the Working Group on Disclosure and Assurance of Sustainability-related Financial Information (of the Financial System Council)
• Published materials from the first to the third meeting of The Expert Panel on the Stewardship Code.

April 11

• Publication of the Research Report,"Study on Global Investors' Focus Areas Regarding Human Capital Disclosure and Corporate Case Studies
• FSA Weekly Review No.632 April 11, 2025

April 10

• Twenty-second Meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability"
• The third meeting of the Expert Study Group on Assurance of Sustainability-related Financial Information (of the Financial System Council)
• Updated : AI Discussion Paper

April 8

• FSA Weekly Review No.631 April 8, 2025

April 3

• FSA Weekly Review No.630 April 3, 2025

March 2025

March 31

• Updated：Trends in High-Speed Trading
• Publication of the finalized Discussion Paper on "Issues and Practices for Dialogue on Validation of Effectiveness of AML/CFT Frameworks"

March 28

• International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators published the Report on 2024 Survey of Inspection Findings

March 27

• FSA Weekly Review No.629 March 27, 2025

March 26

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’（March 18）

March 24

• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (March 11, 2025)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (March 7, 2025)

March 21

• Draft revisions to the “Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors” <<Japan’s Stewardship Code>> - To promote sustainable growth of companies through investment and dialogue - for public consultation
• FSA Weekly Review No.628 March 21, 2025

March 17

• The Japan-Bermuda bilateral meeting on insurance

March 14

• The second meeting of the Expert Study Group on Assurance of Sustainability-related Financial Information (of the Financial System Council)
• FSA Weekly Review No.627 March 14, 2025

March 7

• Updated：Speeches（Vice Minister for International Affairs）

March 6

• Updated：Guidebook for Registration of Investment Management Business and Other Financial Instruments Businesses
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (February 25, 2025)
• FSA Weekly Review No.626 March 6, 2025

March 4

• Publication of AI Discussion Paper
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (February 18, 2025)

February 2025

February 28

• The FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of September 2024, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act
• FSA Weekly Review No.625 February 28, 2025

February 25

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’（February 21）

February 20

• FSA Weekly Review No.624 February 20, 2025

February 19

• The third meeting of the Expert Panel on the Stewardship Code (2024)

February 17

• Updated：Initiatives by the financial industry to enhance their asset management businesses
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.255

February 14

• "Japan Fintech Week 2025” official website has been updated.
• FSA Weekly Review No.623 February 14, 2025

February 12

• Joint session of the 54th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 42nd meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System

February 10

• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (January 28, 2025)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (January 24, 2025)

February 7

• Released the meeting materials of “The First Working Group on Improving Internal Audits of Financial Institutions"
• We have updated the “Cold Calling” list (as of December 31, 2024). 

February 6

• FSA Weekly Review No.622 February 6, 2025

February 5

• The first meeting of the Expert Study Group on Assurance of Sustainability-related Financial Information (of the Financial System Council)

February 4

• Publication of summary of " FSA Analytical Notes (2025.1) vol.1: Analysis of Japanese Stock Market Turbulence in Early August 2024"
• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2025.1) vol.2: I. Analysis of Borrower Classifications, and II. Attributes of Housing Loans."

February 3

• "the Code of Conduct for ESG Evaluation and Data Providers"：28 ESG Evaluation and Data Providers have endorsed the "Code of Conduct" as of December 31, 2024
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (January 21, 2025)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (January 17, 2025)

January 2025

January 31

• The third Meeting of the UK-Japan Financial Regulatory Forum

January 30

• FSA Weekly Review No.621 January 30, 2025

January 29

• The Japan-Switzerland Financial Dialogue
• Administrative Action against AEON Bank, Ltd.

January 28

• Japan Weeks 2025

January 24

• Updated:Speeches（Commissioner）

January 23

• "Japan Fintech Week 2025” official website has been updated.
• FSA Weekly Review No.620 January 23, 2025

January 22

• Stewardship Code : 333 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of December 31, 2024
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’（January 20）

January 21

• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2025.1) vol.2” in Japanese: I. Analysis of Borrower Classifications, and II. Attributes of Housing Loans."

January 17

• A speech on “Remarks on green transition” at the Eurofi Financial Forum 2024
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.254
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.253
• FSA Weekly Review No.619 January 17, 2025

January 15

• Working Group on Improving Internal Audits of Financial Institutions
• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2025.1) vol.1: Analysis of Japanese Stock Market Turbulence in Early August 2024"

January 10

• FSA Weekly Review No.618 January 10, 2025
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (December 24, 2024)
• Ado Hoc Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (December 23, 2024)

January 8

• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2025.1) vol.1” in Japanese: "Analysis of Japanese Stock Market Fluctuations in Early August 2024"

December 2024

December 27

• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (December 17, 2024)

December 26

• "Japan Fintech Week 2025” official website has been updated.
• FSA Weekly Review No.617 December 26, 2024

December 24

• Results of the Cybersecurity Self-Assessment for Financial Institutions (FY2023)

December 23

• Publication of "FSA Strategic Priorities: July 2024 - June 2025"

December 20

• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (December 13, 2024)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (December 10, 2024)

December 19

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’ (December 18)
• Research report on "The Evolution of Tokenization in the Financial Sector and the Feasibility of the use of Blockchain Technology for RegTech/SupTech”
• FSA Weekly Review No.616 December 19, 2024

December 18

• Publication of the “Monitoring Report for Improving Internal Audits of Financial Institutions (2024)”

December 16

• The Eighth Japan-Korea Financial Shuttle Meeting 

December 13

• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of September 30, 2024
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (December 3, 2024)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (November 29, 2024)
• FSA Weekly Review No.615 December 13, 2024

December 11

• Overview of major banks’ financial results as of September 30, 2024

December 10

• Overview of the Japanese regional banks’ financial results for six months ended September 30, 2024

December 5

• FSA Weekly Review No.614 December 5, 2024

December 2

• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2024.7) vol.1: I. Analysis of Trends of Real Estate Loans by Regional Banks and Study on Credit Ratings using Machine Learning, II. Analysis of Corporate Transaction Network, and III. Analysis of Corporate Bankruptcies arising from Human Resource Shortages amid the Changing Working Environment"
• The Dialogue between the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Center for Financial Industry Information Systems (FISC)

November 2024

November 29

• Living in Japan:How to Open a Bank Account and Send Money (Revised in September 2024)

November 28

• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (November 15, 2024)
• FSA Weekly Review No.613 November 28, 2024

November 25

• The fifth meeting of the Working Group on Disclosure and Assurance of Sustainability-related Financial Information (of the Financial System Council)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (November 12, 2024)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (November 8, 2024)

November 22

• Publication of statistics regarding over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions (as of March 31, 2024)

November 21

• Publication of "FSA Analytical Notes (2024.7) vol.2: Analysis of Impact of High-speed Trading Activity on Market Liquidity and Magnitude of Market Fluctuations"
• FSA Weekly Review No.612 November 21, 2024

November 20

• Initiatives by the financial industry to enhance their asset management businesses

November 15

• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (November 1, 2024)
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’ (November 15)
• FSA Weekly Review No.611 November 15, 2024

November 13

• Exchange of Letters on Cooperation in the area of banking resolution with the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC)

November 11

• The second meeting of the Expert Panel on the Stewardship Code (2024)
• Stewardship Code : 330 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of September 30, 2024

November 8

• The updated statistics of money lending business
• Publication of the finalized “Venture Capitals: Recommendations and Hopes” (VCRHs)
• FSA Weekly Review No.610 November 8, 2024
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.252

November 7

• Ad Hoc Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (October 23, 2024)

November 6

• "Japan Fintech Week 2025" website is now officially launched

October 2024

October 31

• The fifth Meeting of the Japan-EU Joint Financial Regulatory Forum
• "The Fourth Report by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance" Announced
• Ad Hoc Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (October 3, 2024)
• Press Conference by KATO Katsunobu, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services (October 2, 2024)
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’ (October 31)
• FSA Weekly Review No.609 October 31, 2024

October 24

• FSA Weekly Review No.608 October 24, 2024

October 18

• FSA Weekly Review No.607 October 18, 2024

October 15

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’ (October 15)

October 11

• Twenty-first Meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability"
• The first meeting of the Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code (2024)
• FSA Weekly Review No.606 October 11, 2024

October 9

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.251

October 4

• Japan-U.S. Financial Services Roundtable

October 3

• Exchange of Letters for Cooperation with the Cambodia Non-Bank Financial Services Authority (CFSA)
• The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Disclosure and Assurance of Sustainability-related Financial Information (of the Financial System Council)
• FSA Weekly Review No.605 October 3, 2024

October 2

• The Second Asia High-level Financial Regulators' Forum
• Updated：Trends in High-Speed Trading
• Asia GX（Green Transformation）Consortium announces its official launch

September 2024

September 30

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’ （September 30）
• FSA Weekly Review No.604 September 30, 2024

September 27

• Press Conferences by SUZUKI Shunichi, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services

September 25

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.250

September 24

• Prime Minister Kishida's Speech at Bloomberg-hosted event in NY
• The FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of March 2024, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act

September 20

• FSA Weekly Review No.603 September 20, 2024

September 17

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’ （September 13）

September 13

• Publication of the summary from "The JFSA Strategic Priorities July 2024-June 2025"
• FSA Weekly Review No.602 September 13, 2024

September 12

• Press Conferences by SUZUKI Shunichi, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services

September 5

• FSA Weekly Review No.601 September 5, 2024

September 4

• Bilateral meeting between Commissioner Ito and Chairman Kim, the Financial Services Commission of the Republic of Korea
• Press Conferences by SUZUKI Shunichi, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services

August 2024

August 30

• Updated：Japan Corporate Governance Forum

August 29

• FSA Weekly Review No.600 August 29, 2024

August 27

• Japan Fintech Week 2025 and Newsletter

August 26

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’ （August 26）
• Updated:Speeches（Vice Minister for International Affairs）
• Updated the “Cold Calling” list (as of July 31, 2024)

August 22

• FSA Weekly Review No.599 August 22, 2024

August 20

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.249

August 19

• Joint session of the 53rd general meeting of Financial System Council and the 41st meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System
• Press Conferences by SUZUKI Shunichi, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services

August 9

• FSA Weekly Review No.598 August 9, 2024

August 1

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’ （August 1）
• FSA Weekly Review No.597 August 1, 2024

July 2024

July 26

• Discussion Paper on Lifecycle Management of Products, Services and Activities
• Memorandum of Cooperation in the area of banking supervision with De Nederlandsche Bank

July 25

• FSA Weekly Review No.596 July 25, 2024

July 19

• FSA Weekly Review No.595 July 19, 2024

July 18

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’ （July 18）

July 11

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’ （July 10）
• FSA Weekly Review No.594 July 11, 2024

July 10

• Stewardship Code : 334 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of June 30, 2024
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.248

July 9

• Assistant Commissioner of the International Affairs Office re-elected as Co-Chair of FATF Policy Development Group

July 8

• "the Code of Conduct for ESG Evaluation and Data Providers"：26 ESG Evaluation and Data Providers have endorsed the "Code of Conduct" as of June 30, 2024

July 5

• "Insights from Dialogue on Enhancing Sustainability Investment Products" Announced
• Memorandum of Cooperation with the Ontario Securities Commission

July 4

• FSA Weekly Review No.593 July 4, 2024

July 3

• Publication of the summary of "Annual Report on Insurance Monitoring 2024"

July 1

• Progress in Common Data Platform and Next Steps
• Updated：Initiatives by the financial industry to enhance their asset management businesses