Where a transaction involves a person or organisation who is subject to financial sanctions (whether directly or indirectly), you must obtain a licence to...
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(Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 11:19 am to 11:28 am)
Minister)
First, I would like to say a few words on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment...
Japanese
July 4, 2025
Financial Services Agency
(Japanese version: published April 10, 2025)
1.Summary
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has conducted an examination of the state of regulatory systems...
June 25, 2025
Publication of the finalized amendments of the Regulation on Calculation of Specific Purpose Trust Property, etc.: In response to the publication of...
On June 30, 2025, the FSA published “Monitoring of Foreign Bank Branches and Foreign Securities Companies.”
In recent years, the business activities of foreign financial...
The Financial Services Agency of Japan has published the "Action Programme for Corporate Governance Reform 2025" based on the discussion at the meeting of the Council of...
Japan has imposed notification obligations (i.e. travel rule) on Cryptoasset Exchange Service Providers and Electronic Payment Instrument Exchange Service Providers (hereinafter collectively referred to...
OFSI General Licence INT/2023/3263556 amended:
Add regulation 18A to the regulations that are exempt under the General Licence;
- Add definitions for Notes, Noteholders, Trustee, Relevant...
Publication of the finalized amendments to the "Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks, etc." and the "Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Small- and...
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(Thursday, May 22, 2025, 2:09 pm to 2:25 pm)
Minister)
I would like to report on the outline of the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, which...
Good afternoon,
Today, we are presenting the Financial Stability Review for 2024 Q4—2025 Q1.
Over the past six months, the economy has been expanding, although the pace has slowed recently. Most companies are still making a profit. Banks and other financial institutions...
For the first time since 2022, the overall number of borrowers that are banks’ and microfinance organisations’ customers dropped by 0.5 million over the six months to slightly exceed 50 million, according to the data from credit...