The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA; President: Yu Saito) announced on January 29, 2026, the information security threats that had the greatest social impact in 2025 as the “2026...
The Financial Services Agency is advancing innovation in areas such as fintech, crypto assets, blockchain, AI, and stablecoins through consultations, support for overseas asset managers and others...
Finance Minister Katayama expressed relief that the Social Security National Council had approved an agreement to introduce refundable tax credits from fiscal 2029. Regarding gold smuggling, the...
Finance Minister Katayama said that, in light of views that diversifying citizens’ portfolios has benefits in a world with interest rates, and opinions both inside and outside the party, he wanted to...
At the fourth Expert Meeting on Venture Capital held on June 18, 2026, participants reviewed the current situation and challenges concerning growth funding for startups, the Japan–United States gap...
The Financial Services Agency is developing economicvaluebased solvency regulation based on three pillars to protect policyholders, enhance insurers’ risk management, and provide information to...
APT's APG273 meeting will be held in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Ahead of WRC27, it will consolidate common positions across the AsiaPacific region and advance coordination of international radio spectrumuse...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has formulated proactive initiatives to improve health literacy so that each citizen can regard their own health as a personal responsibility and...
The 110th Pension Actuarial Subcommittee of the Social Security Council deliberated on and approved the draft FY2024 Public Pension Financial Status Report. Although the systemwide annual balance...
The 20th International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulation conference (ICCR20) was held in Tokyo from July 7 to 9, 2026. Progress was reported by four joint working groups on safety assessment,...