The Financial Services Agency partially amended “Administrative Guidelines (Volume III: Matters Relating to Financial Companies), Section 7: Matters Relating to Real Estate Joint Ventures” and the...
The reporting ordinance rate applicable during September 2026, published by the Bank of Japan's International Department on August 20, 2026. As a public notice by the Minister of Finance, it presents...
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) described its efforts to advance sustainable finance, maintaining its policy while pursuing two complementary pillars: developing systems and frameworks, and...
The Financial Services Agency promulgated and enforced on August 3, 2026, a Cabinet Office Ordinance easing the requirements for individuals to become specified investors. The amendment was made to...
The Financial Services Agency compiled and published, to the extent possible, part of its monitoring of deposittaking financial institutions conducted in FY2025. Against a backdrop of rising...
The Financial Services Agency published a report containing three analyses on lending to overseas borrowers, corporate default rates, and deposit trends as part of FSA Analytical Notes, a collection...
The Financial Services Agency published draft revisions to “Venture Capitals: Recommendations and Hopes” (VCRHs), formulated on October 17, 2024. In light of changes in market conditions and...
Finance Minister Katayama released an interim report finding dumping and injury to domestic producers concerning hotdip galvanized steel products from China and South Korea. She said the matter would...
The Financial Services Agency published a draft Cabinet Office ordinance amendment that would allow the portion corresponding to constituent securities in a physicalcontribution ETF for which the ETF...
On December 13, Reiwa 5, the government formulated a policy plan for realizing Japan as an asset management center and included the Emerging Manager Promotion Program (Japan’s EMP), which seeks to...
For companies in Japan, total assets remained broadly flat until the early 2000s and then expanded gradually, driven mainly by financial assets, while the share of tangible assets declined. During...
The Financial Services Agency compiled and published the results of its crosssector monitoring conducted during the current business year of various financial institutions that provide asset...
The Bank of Japan’s Financial System and Bank Examination Department reported that large banks and regional banks posted higher profits in FY2025, while shinkin banks posted lower profits. Basic...
The document attached to the G7 Finance Ministers’ Statement dated October 25, 2024, sets the main terms for establishing the “ERA Loan initiative” totaling 45 billion euros (approximately 50 billion...
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...
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...
The Financial Services Agency and the Tokyo Stock Exchange finalized and published the 2026 revised Corporate Governance Code. Discussions on the revision began in October 2025 at an expert panel,...
Strengthening the financial foundation is essential for universities to provide highquality education and research over the medium to long term. Private universities, in particular, urgently need to...
On July 22, Reiwa 8, Prime Minister Takaichi outlined policies to advance Japan’s growth strategy, financial strategy, and corporate governance reform at the annual general meeting of the Japanese...
On July 21, 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry compiled and published the Growth Investment Guidance. The guidance identifies the relatively low level of growth investment, the balance...