Past Releases (2020)

June 2020

June 30

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.202

June 29

• Updated statistics of money lending business

June 26

• Bank of Japan Review: Developments in Overseas Credit Investment and Lending by Japanese Financial Institutions

June 25

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.397
• Announcement of the new dates of BG2C, FIN/SUM BB

June 24

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

June 23

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• Overview of financial results of major insurance companies as of March 31, 2020

June 18

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.396

June 11

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.395

June 10

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

June 9

• Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (May 27, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (May 26, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (May 15, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (April 30, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (April 27, 2020) Japanese version

June 5

• Overview of major banks’ financial results as of March 31, 2020
• Overview of the Japanese regional  banks’ financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020
• G20: Efforts on Governance Issues in Decentralized Financial Systems "BGIN" - new global network

June 4

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.394

June 3

• Stewardship Code : 281 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of May 29, 2020

June 1

• Letters to the CEOs of Major Financial Institutions regarding LIBOR Transition

May 2020

May 29

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.201

May 28

• Updated statistics of money lending business
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.393
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

May 27

• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• Statement by Minister for Financial Services, Amendment to the “Act on Special Measures for Strengthening Financial Functions”

May 22

• The main issues raised by the FSA at opinion exchange meetings with trade associations
• Publication of Final Report for “Study on Impact Investing Activities in Listed Equity”

May 21

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.392

May 19

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

May 15

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

May 14

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.391

May 12

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (April 14, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (April 7, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (April 3, 2020) Japanese version

May 11

• IFIAR published IFIAR Chair’s Update on COVID-19 to stakeholders
• FSA publishes GLOPAC Newsletter vol.15

May 7

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

May 1

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.200
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.390
• Stewardship Code : 281 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of April 30, 2020

April 2020

April 30

• Updated statistics of money lending business

April 23

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.389
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

April 17

• Statement by Minister for Financial Services, on maintaining the function of the financial system and financial markets under the declaration of a state of emergency responding to the spread of COVID-19
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

April 16

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.388
• FSA updated Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

April 15

• Corporate Year-End Closing of Accounts, Auditing and Shareholders meeting in Response to the Increasing Impact of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

April 10

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.387

April 9

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 31, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 24, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 16, 2020) Japanese version
• Presentations at the GLOPAC Fellowship Program from Visiting Fellows

April 8

• Twelfth Meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability"
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

April 7

• Statement by Minister for Financial Services, on maintaining the function of the financial system and financial markets under the declaration of a state of emergency responding to the spread of COVID-19

April 3

• Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR
• BG2C put off further to be rescheduled after Covid-19 subsides

April 2

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.386
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

April 1

• Appointment of the Director of the Financial Research Center

March 2020

March 31

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.199

March 30

• Updated statistics of money lending business

March 27

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

March 26

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.385
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 13, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 10, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 6, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 6, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (March 3, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (February 21, 2020) Japanese version
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

March 24

• Statement by Minister for Financial Services, on ensuring sound market function and market fairness
• Finalization of Japan’s Stewardship Code (Second revised version)
• At BG2C [Blockchain Global Governance Conference] Special Online Panel Discussion - Keynote Speech by Commissioner ENDO Toshihide

March 19

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.384

March 16

• Stewardship Code : 280 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of March 13, 2020
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

March 13

• Information on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
• Joint Survey on the Use of LIBOR
• Preparation for permanent cessation of LIBOR

March 12

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.383

March 10

• Launch of a new global network for blockchain "Blockchain Governance Initiative Network" [BGIN]

March 5

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.382

March 3

• Exchange of Letters on Cooperation in the area of supervision with the Banco Central do Brasil
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

March 2

• Notice of postponing BG2C and FIN/SUM BB
• The European Financial Forum 2020 - Speech by MIYASHITA Ichiro, State Minister for Financial Services

February 2020

February 28

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.198
• Publication of the 199th issue of the FSA’s journal, Access FSA

February 27

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.381
• Updated statistics of money lending business

February 26

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (February 10, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (February 4, 2020) Japanese version

February 21

• FSA publishes English version of Reference Cases on Suspicious Transactions
• FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of September 2019, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act
• FSA hosted the IOSCO Committee on Issuer Accounting, Audit and Disclosure (Committee 1) meeting
• International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators published the Report on 2019 Survey of Inspection Findings
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.380

February 18

• Stewardship Code : 277 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors as of February 14, 2020

February 17

• Publication of Final Report by the Expert Study Group on Capital Markets in Japan of the Financial System Council

February 14

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.379
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (January 28, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (January 24, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (January 21, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (January 14, 2020) Japanese version

February 10

• Joint Session of the 43rd General Meeting of Financial System Council and the 31st Meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System

February 7

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

February 6

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.378

February 5

• IFIAR announced the results of a four-year initiative to reduce the inspection findings rate
• Game companies are required to notify the Japanese authority (Local Finance Bureau) in accordance with the Payment Services Act.(Available in Japanese, English and Chinese)

February 3

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

January 2020

January 31

• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.197
• Publication of the 198th issue of the FSA’s journal, Access FSA

January 30

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.377
• Updated statistics of money lending business
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (January 10, 2020) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (January 7, 2020) Japanese version

January 28

• Release of videos of "G20 High-level Seminar on Financial Innovation" and "G20/OECD Seminar on Corporate Governance"

January 23

• FSA publishes GLOPAC Newsletter vol.14
• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.376
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

January 20

• The FSA published new materials and minutes of The Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code

January 17

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.375

January 16

• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (December 27, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (December 20, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (December 18, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (December 17, 2019) Japanese version
• Press Conference by the Minister of State for Financial Services (December 6, 2019) Japanese version
• Updated list of issuers of gift certificates in repayment procedures based on the "Payment Services Act"

January 10

• Guidebook for Registration of Investment Management Business and Other Financial Instruments Businesses
• FSA publishes English translation of monthly magazine, Access FSA No.196

January 9

• FSA publishes Weekly Review No.374