Information and precautions are provided to help foreign residents in Japan and their supporters use financial services, including opening deposit accounts and making remittances. Companies and other...
The Financial Services Agency compiled and published information on financial institutions’ efforts to modify loan terms and related measures. The materials are divided into sections for banks and...
At a ministerial meeting on nuclear energy, Prime Minister Takaichi adopted action guidelines to maximize the use of nuclear power for energy security, a stable supply, and decarbonization. The...
Prime Minister Takaichi explained at the 6th Cybersecurity Strategy Headquarters meeting that Cybersecurity 2026 and other measures had been decided, and directed action in three areas: responding to...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the government will certify private regional management entities that systematically and concretely address the maintenance...
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 Financial Services Agency published proposed revisions to the Comprehensive Supervision Guidelines for Major Banks and Others and related guidelines, clarifying supervisory points concerning...
Based on its ongoing analysis of financial institutions' system outages and cyber incidents since 2019, the Financial Services Agency compiled and released its restructured Analysis Report on IT...
On July 30, 2026, the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy discussed the overall FY2027 budget and the basic policy for budget requests, based on the Cabinet Office midyear estimate and other...
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...
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a report on July 21, 2026, outlining the risks of money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing related to DeFi, as well as the...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications urged telecommunications operators to implement specific measures to prevent harm from nuisance calls. Total fraud losses in Reiwa 7 reached a...
An overview document summarizing the purpose, tabulation coverage, structure of statistical tables, and notation notes for the national statistical survey on disability welfare and related areas. The...
On July 28, 2026, the government approved a cabinet order setting July 31, 2026, as the effective date of amendments to the Industrial Competitiveness Strengthening Act and related laws, along with...
The Consumer Affairs Agency certified four organizations for the first time on July 28, 2026, under the food bank certification system launched on April 1, 2026. The system certifies compliance with...
The Japan Patent Office established and published the “JPO AI Vision,” which sets out the basic direction for using AI in its operations. Based on humancentered principles and appropriate responses...
IPA has published and revised a requirementsdevelopment guide to balance the stable provision of services by systems handling critical information with autonomy that preserves control during...
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...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will expand the devices covered by Support Cars to more advanced safety technologies, including driver monitoring systems, in light of...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the 14th meeting of its Disaster Prevention and Disaster Reduction Headquarters on July 28 and decide on the fiscal 2026 disaster...