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”...
On August 28, 2026, the Consumer System Division of the Consumer Affairs Agency announced, as shown in the attached materials, that the Saitama Consumer Damage Elimination Association and JustAnswer...
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry partially revised the Ethics Guidelines...
The Chief Cabinet Secretary explained that three general matters, cabinet orders, and personnel appointments were decided at the Cabinet meeting. Minister Matsumoto Hisashi, the Chairperson of the...
Based on the August 2025 interim summary, the Order Partially Amending the Enforcement Regulation of the Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Act was promulgated on August 21, 2026, introducing...
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 7th subcommittee reviewed the situation following revisions to the Guidelines on Business Transfers and Other Matters in light of the creation of the business value collateral right; major court...
Overview of the 47th Policy Evaluation Council meeting held on July 16, 2026. Held jointly with the 46th Policy Evaluation System Subcommittee, the meeting addressed the appointment of the acting...
Minutes of the 12th meeting of the Food Hygiene Monitoring Panel of the Health Science Council, held on July 1, 2026. The agenda covered issues based on the implementation status of the 2018 revision...
The expert council established by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in March 2026 examined issues concerning land acquisition and use, along with necessary measures, over a...
The 210th Working Conditions Subcommittee discussed the wage payment system into accounts held by fund transfer service providers, including the mandatory designation of an alternative account,...
On August 6, 2026, the Financial Services Agency announced that the Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Money Lending Business Act had been promulgated and...
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...
At the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s sixth study group meeting, members discussed survey findings on platform workers’ working styles, based on materials organized according to the factors...
On August 4, 2026, the Cabinet approved the Decree Specifying the Effective Date of Certain Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Sewerage Act and Other Acts, and the Decree Partially Amending...
The Study Group on Developing the Use Environment for ICT Services and the Working Group on Countermeasures Against Improper Use discussed institutional development under the revised Mobile Phone...
The Financial Services Agency published draft revisions to its supervision guidelines to clarify measures preventing users from misunderstanding services provided by banks and others in cooperation...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the fifth meeting of the Expert Panel on Land Acquisition and Use on July 31, 2026, for discussions and an exchange of views...
At the ministerial meeting on July 24, 2026, the government reviewed progress on its comprehensive measures and confirmed plans to strengthen the Immigration Services Agency, develop Japaneselanguage...
The Financial Services Agency is developing economicvaluebased solvency regulation based on three pillars to protect policyholders, enhance insurers’ risk management, and provide information to...