Amid changes in the risks facing businesses, the creation of a reinsurance captive system was considered. The Secretariat outlined directions for the system’s design, and members discussed risk...
The Financial Services Agency surveyed insurers and smallamount, shortterm insurance providers on measures for people with disabilities and others as of the end of March 2026, and published the...
Toshiyuki Miyoshi, Financial Counselor for International Affairs and Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), contributed an article titled...
On October 13, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Financial Services Agency asked the General Insurance Association of Japan to improve business quality through...
The Financial Services Agency, jointly with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, requested that the General Insurance Association of Japan undertake efforts consistent with...
At the joint meeting on August 31, 2026, members discussed matters raised in consultations on financing for growth companies and insurance systems. With the agreement of all members, the meeting...
On October 1, 2026, the Director of the Yokohama Local Finance Office of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance, and the General Manager of the Bank of Japan’s Yokohama Branch requested...
The Financial Services Agency has compiled a proposed partial revision of the Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for Insurance Companies and will solicit public comments. The proposal aims to...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will conduct an intensive onemonth public information and awareness campaign on the compulsory auto liability insurance system from...
The Financial Services Agency solicited comments from March 19, 2026, to April 19, 2026, on the proposed partial revision of the “Supervisory Guidelines for SmallAmount and ShortTerm Insurers”...
The Hokuriku Local Finance Bureau’s Fukui Finance Office and the Bank of Japan’s Kanazawa Branch requested financial measures from deposittaking financial institutions, securities companies,...
The Financial Services Agency solicited comments from December 17, 2025, to January 30, 2026, on proposed amendments to Cabinet Office Ordinances related to the 2025 Insurance Business Act revisions...
The Hokuriku Local Finance Office’s Toyama Finance Office and the Bank of Japan’s Kanazawa Branch requested financial measures from deposittaking financial institutions, securities companies and...
NEXI signed a contract to insure a loan from the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) to the government of Brazil’s Espírito Santo State for improving logistics efficiency. The loan is expected to...
The Utsunomiya Office of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau and the Bank of Japan requested financial measures from deposittaking financial institutions, securities companies and similar firms, life...
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...
On July 31, 2026, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara convened the second meeting of related ministers. The meeting discussed the strategic strengthening of foundations supporting people’s lives,...
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Yasushi Kaneko said that Central Japan Railway Company intends to present, by the end of the year, an opening outlook for the Shinagawa–Nagoya...
The Financial Services Agency is developing economicvaluebased solvency regulation based on three pillars to protect policyholders, enhance insurers’ risk management, and provide information to...
JETRO published the second part of its report on September 16, 2025, providing detailed analysis of Daiichi Life Holdings India market business strategy and the establishment of the first Global...