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Established on January 29, 2016

Updated October ９, 2025

Financial Services Agency

Terms of Use of the Financial Services Agency Website

1. Using the content on the Financial Services Agency website

The copyright for information posted or published on this website and the social media accounts of the Financial Services Agency (listed in the Financial Services Agency Social Media Moderation Policy) belongs to the Financial Services Agency unless otherwise provided, and Public Data License (Version 1.0; PDL 1.0)open new window [Digital Agency website] applies unless any rights are indicated. 

For information regarding the parts of PDL 1.0 that can be different for each website, such as examples of source citations specific to this website and content not subject to these Terms of Use, please refer to the "Important Note on Public Data License (Version 1.0) for Use of Content" indicated below.

Important Note on Public Data License (Version 1.0) for Use of Content

1) Source citation

  1. a. The user must cite the source when using the Content. Sources should be cited in the following manner:

    (Examples of source citation)
    Source: Financial Services Agency website (URL of the relevant page)
    Source: XX Survey (Financial Services Agency) (URL of the relevant page) (accessed on year/month/day)

  2. b. If you have edited the Content for use, you must include a statement expressing that the content has been edited, in addition to the abovementioned source citation, but not in any way that making public or using edited information in a format that may be misconstrued as having been created by the Government of Japan (or its ministries and/or agencies).

    (Example of citation when using edited content)
    Created by editing the XX Survey (Financial Services Agency) (URL of the relevant page)
    Created by Company YY based on XX Survey (Financial Services Agency) (URL of the relevant page)

2. Linking

Please feel free to make a link to the Financial Services Agency Website. However, we prohibit any link from those sites which slander or defame the Financial Services Agency.

We also prohibit any frame link or link in any other form that would make it unclear that the content is provided by the Financial Services Agency.

3. Encrypting

4. AI translation system

The AI translation system translates the content of the FSA's Japanese website into English. When you 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.

The AI translation system that the FSA is introducing this time is a system of machine translation using AI. The content is translated mechanically based on certain rules, and the translation results are not necessarily accurate. Please note that the original Japanese contents are treated as the official contents.

The FSA bears no responsibility for any damage or misunderstanding caused by the use of the translated content. When you need accurate information, see the original webpage in Japanese or make inquiries directly with the FSA.

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