Past Releases

April 2021

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

December 2020

December 25

• Establishment of the “Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance”
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• Financial Industry-wide Cybersecurity Exercise (Delta Wall V)
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"
• The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code

December 24

• Memorandum of Cooperation with Bank of Italy
• Stewardship Code : 291 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of November 30, 2020
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.421

December 23

• Memorandum of Cooperation with the Commissione Nazionale per le Sicietà e la Borsa of Italy (CONSOB)

December 21

• Joint Statement on Japan’s Temporary Equivalence regarding Reinsurance and Enhanced Cooperation between Japan and EU in the Insurance Sector

December 18

• Publication of the “Board Effectiveness and Ensuring Diversity in the Core Human Resources in Companies for Post-COVID Transformation of Companies”

December 17

• Bank of Japan Review: Supervisory Simultaneous Stress Testing Based on Common Scenarios
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.420

December 15

• NAIC-FSA Insurance Dialogue held in WebEx
• Press Conference by the Minister for Financial Services (December 1, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (November 27, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (November 24, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (November 20, 2020) Japanese version

December 11

• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of September 30, 2020

December 10

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.419

December 9

• Japan as an International Financial Center

December 4

• Publication of the summary from “JFSA priorities for July 2020-June 2021”
• Overview of major banks’ financial results as of September 30, 2020
• Overview of the Japanese regional banks’ financial results for six months ended September 30, 2020
• “The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code” the Twenty-Second Council

December 3

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (November 13, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (November 6, 2020) Japanese version
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.418

December １

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.207
• Publication of the Special Provisions for the Application of the Guidelines for Debt Consolidation after a  Natural Disaster to the COVID-19 Infection

November 2020

November 30

• Comment letter on the IFRS Foundation Consultation Paper on Sustainability Reporting

November 27

• Updated statistics of money lending business
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.417

November 24

• Participation in the International Platform on Sustainable Finance
• Joint EU-Japan financial regulatory forum

November 19

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.416

November 12

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 27, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of Statte for Financial Services (October 23, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 20, 2020) Japanese version
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.415

November 11

• G20: Efforts on Governance Issues in Decentralized Financial Systems "BGIN" - new global network

November 10

• Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR

November 6

• The main issues raised by the FSA at opinion exchange meetings with trade associations
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.414
• Promoting the Use of English and Establishing a Single Point of Contact for Foreign Asset Management Firms
• Public Consultation on 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, etc.

November 2

• Stewardship Code : 288 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of September 30, 2020

October 2020

October 30

• Updated statistics of money lending business

October 29

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 16, 2020) Japanese version
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.413
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.206

October 28

• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (October 2, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 29, 2020) Japanese version

October 27

• Update on Progress toward Further Efficiency and Transparency in the Screening Procedures for Licensing and Registration of Financial Businesses

October 22

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.412

October 16

• Keynote speech:Preparing for a strong post-COVID growth- by Himino Ryozo, commissioner of the JFSA, at the 2020 IIF (Institute of International Finance) Annual Membership Meeting
• The Advisory Council on the Economic Value-based Solvency Framework

October 15

• List of members 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.411

October 14

• FSA official is appointed as the Chair of the IOSCO Committee on Issuer Accounting, Audit and Disclosure (Committee 1)

October 13

• Thirteenth Meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability"
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 25, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 18, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (September 11, 2020) Japanese version

October 9

• International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators published Information Paper

October 8

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.410

October 7

• Publication of “Progress Report on Enhancing the Asset Management Business 2020”

October 1

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.409
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.205

September 2020

September 30

• Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR

September 29

• Updated statistics of money lending business

September 28

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

September 24

• Emergency Registration Exemption for Foreign Financial Institutions / Asset Managers（Temporary relief to address overseas business disruptions due to disaster or other reasons）

September 23

• Stewardship Code : 286 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of August 31, 2020

September 18

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (August 28, 2020) Japanese version

September 17

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.408

September 11

• Looking through the six phases of the COVID cycle- Remarks by Himino Ryozo, commissioner of the JFSA, at the Columbia SIPA webinar on Recent Lessons for Financial Regulation and Macroprudential Policy

September 10

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.407

September 8

• Joint session of the 44th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 32th meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System : FSA

September 3

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.406
• G20: Efforts on Governance Issues in Decentralized Financial Systems ’BGIN’ ― new global network

August 2020

August 31

• Publication of Summary from ’JFSA priorities for July 2020-June 2021’

August 28

• Updated statistics of money lending business
• FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of March 2020, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act

August 27

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.204
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.405

August 26

• Opening Remarks by Aso Taro, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister in Charge of Finance at the Blockchain Global Governance Conference (BG2C) in Tokyo Japanise version
• Is Satoshi’s dream still relevant today? - Closing remarks by Himino Ryozo, commissioner of the JFSA, at the Blockchain Global Governance Conference (BG2C) in Tokyo

August 25

• Financial hub cities in the post-COVID era Japanise version

August 24

• G20: Efforts on Governance Issues in Decentralized Financial Systems ’BGIN’ ― new global network Japanise version

August 20

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.404

August 19

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (August 4, 2020) Japanese version

August 14

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.403

August 12

• Brochure about the FSA Japanese version

August 11

• Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

August 7

• Stewardship Code : 285 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of July 31, 2020

August 6

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (July 14, 2020) Japanese version
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.402

August ５

• At the FSB workshop on Policy Responses to COVID-19 - Introductory remarks by HIMINO Ryozo, Vice Minister for International Affairs
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA Extra Issue

July 2020

July 31

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.401

July 30

• Updated statistics of money lending business
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

July 29

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.203

July 22

• Partial revision of the "Reference Cases", etc. regarding the "Independent Agent Exemption" of fund managers
• The results of monitoring customer-oriented business conduct of investment trust distributors(2019 business year)

July 16

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.400

July 14

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

July 9

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.399
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

July 3

• Stewardship Code : 284 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of June 30, 2020
• At the FSB workshop on Policy Responses to COVID-19 - Introductory remarks by HIMINO Ryozo, Vice Minister for International Affairs

July 2

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.398
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"