2026 Insurance Monitoring Report
The Financial Services Agency compiled and published the results and other findings of its monitoring for fiscal year 2025 as the “2026 Insurance Monitoring Report,” with the aim of enhancing...
Reports
Partial Amendment to Money Lending Act Enforcement Regulation
On August 6, 2026, the Cabinet Office Ordinance Amending Part of the Enforcement Regulation for the Money Lending Business Act was promulgated and entered into force. The amendment removes the risk...
Takaichi Press Conference: Nuclear Policy and Consumption Tax
Prime Minister Takaichi stated that Japan will uphold the Three NonNuclear Principles as a policy position and lead international efforts toward a society without nuclear weapons as the only country...
Generative AI Use and Risk Management: Fiscal 2026 Survey Results
The Bank of Japan’s Financial System and Bank Examination Department organized the current state, challenges, and risk management issues surrounding the use of generative AI in the financial industry...
Long-Term River Plans Revised for Climate Change
In light of the increasing frequency of waterrelated disasters in recent years and forecasts of further intensification due to climate change, efforts are under way to revise floodcontrol plans from...
Advisory Opinion on JR East Fare Cap Change Appeal
The Transport Council advised that the reviewing authority’s determination that the appeal concerning approval to change the passenger fare cap for East Japan Railway Company should be dismissed was...
G7 Cyber Expert Group’s 2026 Cross-Border Coordination Exercise
The Financial Services Agency announced that the G7 Cyber Expert Group conducted the 2026 CrossBorder Coordination Exercise on July 31, 2026. A link to the press release in the original language and...
Katayama's Post-Extraordinary Cabinet Press Briefing as Finance & State Minister
At the July 30, 2026 press conference, Finance Minister Katayama explained financial responses to the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, the “Strong and Affluent Japan” investment framework for the FY2027...
Summary of Finance Minister Katayama’s Press Conference, July 28, 2026
At the July 28, 2026 postCabinet press conference, Finance Minister and Minister of State for Special Missions Katayama explained household support, fuel, electricity, and gas price measures, and...
Financial Services Agency Organizational Restructuring
The Financial Services Agency will undertake organizational restructuring to address new challenges, including important policies, advances in digital technology in the financial sector, and more...