Past Releases

October 2021

October 26

• Publication of the ″Social Bond Guidelines″

October 22

• The third meeting of the Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council

October 21

• FSA publishes English translation of documents of the Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.461
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 1, 2021) Japanese version

October 20

• Publication of "Progress Report on Enhancing the Asset Management Business 2021"

October 19

• Fifteenth Meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability"

October 14

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 24, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 10, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 3, 2021) Japanese version
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.460

October 11

• Stewardship Code : 316 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of September 30, 2021

October 8

• Summary from "The JFSA Strategic Priorities July 2021-June 2022"

October 7

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.459
• Final Report of JFSA Multilateral Joint Research on Digital Identity
• Administrative Actions against Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

October 5

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

September 2021

September 30

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.458

September 29

• Updated statistics of money lending business
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (August 31, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (August 20, 2021) Japanese version

September 24

• The second meeting of the Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.457

September 17

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.216

September 16

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.456

September 15

• Stewardship Code : 316 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of August 31, 2021

September 9

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.455

September 8

• FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of March 2021, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act

September 6

• Joint session of the 47th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 35th meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System
• Letter to the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the IFRS Foundation regarding financial contribution to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

September 3

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

September 2

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.454

August 2021

August 31

• Stewardship Code : 316 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of July 31, 2021
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• ”Report by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance” Announced (Updated)

August 30

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

August 27

• The first meeting of the Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council

August 26

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.453

August 19

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.452

August 18

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

August 16

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.451

August 11

• FSA and UK FCA exchanged letters on a cooperation framework in the area of credit rating agencies

August 10

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.215

August 5

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.450

July 2021

July 30

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• Guidelines for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (July 7, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (July 2, 2021) Japanese version
• Ad Hoc Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (June 29, 2021) Japanese version

July 29

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.449

July 28

• Comment letter on the IFRS Foundation Exposure Draft on Proposed Targeted Amendments to the IFRS Foundation Constitution to Accommodate an International Sustainability Standards Board to Set IFRS Sustainability Standards

July 27

• International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators published its Report on “Internationally Relevant Developments in Audit Markets”

July 21

• Publication of the "Social Bond Guidelines (Draft)"– Open for Public Comments

July 15

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.448
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

July 9

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.447

July 7

• The main issues raised by the FSA at opinion exchange meetings with trade associations
• FinTech Innovation Hub Report 2nd Edition
• FSA publishes an English translation of the “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Insurance Companies”
• Stewardship Code : 309 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of June 30, 2021
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’
• FSA Staff Report: An analysis of the transaction network in the Japanese OTC derivatives markets

July 2

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.446
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

June 2021

June 30

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.214

June 28

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

June 25

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (June 15, 2021) Japanese version

June 24

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.445

June 23

• Stewardship Code : 307 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of May 31, 2021
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (May 28, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (June 5, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (June 11, 2021) Japanese version

June 18

• Joint session of the 46th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 34rd meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System
• ”Report by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance” Announced
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (May 25, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (May 18, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (May 11, 2021) Japanese version

June 17

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.444

June 15

• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of March 31, 2021

June 11

• Finalization of the Revised Guidelines for Investor and Company Engagement
• New location established for Financial Market Entry Office

June 10

• Exchange of Letters on cooperation in the area of audit oversight with the Federal Audit Oversight Authority (FAOA) of Switzerland
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.443

June 8

• The 14th NAIC-FSA Insurance Dialogue

June 7

• Meeting of the Financial Monitoring Council

June 4

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’
• Financial Services Agency’s Efforts to Promote Innovation
• Overview of the Japanese regional banks’ financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021
• Overview of major banks’ financial results as of March 31, 2021

June 3

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.442
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.213

May 2021

May 31

• Updated statistics of money lending business

May 27

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.441

May 26

• Stewardship Code : 307 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of April 30, 2021
• FSA publishes an english translation of the ”Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Insurance Companies” and the ”Monitoring Report For IAIGs”

May 24

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• ’Basic Guidelines on Climate Transition Finance’ Announced

May 20

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.440

May 19

• Revision of the Corporate Governance Code

May 14

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.439

May 13

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (April 20, 2021) Japanese version
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’

May 11

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.212

May 10

• Lessons from the Japanese banking crisis- Presentation by HIMINO Ryozo, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency of Japan, at an on-line seminar hosted by the Financial Stability Institute of the Bank for International Settlements
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 5, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 16, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 19, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (April 2, 2021) Japanese version

May 7

• TLS1.0/TLS1.1 for Encrypted Communication on the FSA Website to be Disabled

April 2021

April 30

• Updated statistics of money lending business
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.438

April 28

• Revision of the Corporate Governance Code
• The New GLOPAC Web Page Is Now Ready
• Stewardship Code : 304 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of March 31, 2021
• Vitrtual Meeting of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR)
• Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs Elected New Vice Chair of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR)

April 22

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• Tax Policies for Japan as an International Financial Center
• Tax Treatment of Carried Interest
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.437

April 20

• Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR

April 19

• Finalization of Cabinet Office Order to Partially Amend the Regulation for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act

April 16

• The First Registration Case Using the Financial Market Entry Office

April 15

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.436
• Revision of the Corporate Governance Code

April 8

• Fourteenth Meeting of the ”Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability”
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.435

April 7

• Revision of the Corporate Governance Code
• Call for Public Comments on the ”Guidelines for Investor and Company Engagement” (Revision Draft)
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.211
• Stewardship Code : 299 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of February 28, 2021

April 6

• Revision of the Corporate Governance Code
• Revisions of Japan‘s Corporate Governance Code and Guidelines for Investor and Company Engagement
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’

April 2

• Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR

April 1

• Tax Policies for Japan as an International Financial Center

March 2021

March 31

• Request for Notification of Originator and Beneficiary Information upon Crypto Assets Transfer (i.e. the travel rule)
• Revision of the Corporate Governance Code

March 30

• Dedicated Internasional Financial Center Page Launched
• Updated statistics of money lending business

March 29

• Living in Japan: How to Open a Bank Account and Send Money
• Financial sector’s roles in the transition to carbon neutrality- Concluding Remarks by Himino Ryozo, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency of Japan, at the Bank of Japan International Research Workshop on Climate-related Financial Risks

March 26

• EU-Asia Pacific Forum on Financial Regulation

March 25

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.433

March 24

• “The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code” the Twenty- Sixth Council

March 23

• International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators published the Report on 2020 Survey of Inspection Findings
• Closing Remarks by ASO Taro, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services at FIN/SUM 2021, Tokyo
• Opening Remarks by AKAZAWA Ryosei, State Minister for Financial Services at FIN/SUM 2021, Tokyo
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the ’Payment Services Act’

March 22

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.210
• Keynote Speech by MORITA Tokio, Vice Minister for International Affairs at the 7th EU-ASIA Financial Services Dialogue
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

March 18

• The Announcements Pertaining to Global Money Week 2021
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.432

March 16

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 2, 2021) Japanese version

March 11

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.431

March 10

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

March 9

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (February 16, 2021) Japanese version

March 8

• Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR

March 4

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.430

March 2

• “The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code” the Twenty- Fifth Council"
• Exchange of Letters on Co-operation in the area of Insurance Supervision with the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
• G20: Efforts on Governance Issues in Decentralized Financial Systems ”BGIN” - new global network
• “FIN/SUM 2021”

February 2021

February 26

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.429
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• The FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of September 2020, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act

February 25

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

February 19

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

February 18

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.428

February 15

• Public Consultation on the Cabinet Office Order to Partially Amend the Regulation for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act

February 12

• Stewardship Code : 293 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of December 31, 2020
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.427
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

February 8

• “The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code” the Twenty-Fourth Council
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.209
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (January 15, 2021) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (January 12, 2021) Japanese version

February 5

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

February 4

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.426

February 3

• Joint session of the 45th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 33rd meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System

January 2021

January 28

• What we saw in 2020 and what we need to do in 2021 and beyond- Remarks by Himino Ryozo, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency of Japan, at the Asian Financial Forum
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.425

January 26

• Publication of the First Report by the Working Group on Capital Market Regulations of the Financial System Council
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (December 25, 2020) Japanese version
• The 2nd Japan-China Capital Markets Forum was Held Online

January 22

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

January 21

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.424
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

January 20

• “The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code” the Twenty-Third Council

January 15

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

January 14

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.423

January 13

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

January 12

• Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR
• The Financial Market Entry Office
• Finalization of Cabinet Office Order to Partially Amend Cabinet Office Order on Financial Instruments Business, etc., the Ordinance to Partially Amend the Ordinance on Financial Services Providers’ Deposit for Operation and Regulatory Notices

January 8

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.422

January 5

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.208