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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 25, 2023
Credit Suisse shows well capitalized banks can lose trust, Japanese official says
The Swiss lender succumbed to a crisis of confidence about a month ago, prompting the country’s authorities to step in to broker its sale to larger rival UBS Group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 11, 2023
Regulator urges local banks to improve asset portfolio management
The FSA has been warning of risks posed by rising interest rates to regional lenders’ bond holdings long before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 9, 2023
Funds that inflate green credentials face strict new rules in Japan
Under the FSA’s new guidelines, only funds that consider environmental, social and governance as a 'key factor” when choosing investments can be marketed as such.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 17, 2023
Japan pushes global counterparts to regulate cryptocurrencies like banks
FTX's bankruptcy and fraud charges against Sam Bankman-Fried have battered the crypto sector, highlighting gaps and differences in global digital-asset regulation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2022
SMBC Nikko to face administrative penalties over stock manipulation
Based on the recommendation, the Financial Services Agency is expected to impose penalties on the firm, including an order for the company to suspend part of its operations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2021
Cryptocurrency regulator says easing of restrictions in Japan must wait
While the FSA chief is open-minded about the potential benefits that crypto-assets possess as a quick way to send cash, in Japan they are mainly being used for speculation and investment.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2020
TSE president to step down after trading outage in October
The glitch was the worst since 1999, depriving investors of trades worth around u00a53 trillion as government sought to boost the nation as an Asian trading hub.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 1, 2020
Tokyo trading halted due to hardware failure
Trading was suspended from the start of the morning session at 9 a.m., and the exchange is preparing to resume trading Friday by restarting the overall system.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2020
Japan considers tax reform to lure foreign financial firms, annual policy says
Experts said Tokyo needed to tackle issues including a relatively high tax rate and a lack of English language fluency in the workplace.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 15, 2020
Japan FSA seeks improved support to manage older people's finances
Japan's Financial Services Agency on Wednesday called for financial institutions to improve their support for older people who have difficulties with financial transactions due to deteriorating cognitive abilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2020
Banks with ‘shattered’ business models warned by Japan to adapt
Concerns are mounting that some banks are too weak to withstand the coronavirus-fueled recession and may eventually need to be rescued or delisted.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2020
Fraudulent lenders on social media exploit virus crisis in Japan
Authorities are warning consumers about a growing number of fraudulent lenders who are attempting to use the ongoing COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to prey on borrowers via social media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2020
Japan's financial and monetary authorities taking hard look at minting digital currencies
The Finance Ministry, Financial Services Agency and Bank of Japan have met to promote research on digital currencies for possible issue by central banks, it has been learned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2020
Japanese banks' fortress mentality puts them on trailing edge of fintech revolution
Japan's effort to nudge its more than 100 struggling regional lenders into the digital age is floundering.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2019
Japan's regulators boost scrutiny of financial firms' foreign assets
Regulators are surveying Japan's financial firms to determine their exposure to foreign assets, including risky credit products, as the global economy slows, according to sources.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2019
Japan to demand greater accountability from audit firms
The Financial Services Agency decided Tuesday to demand greater accountability from audit firms that check corporate financial reports, by revising auditing standards.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2019
In wake of uproar over pension system, Japan to draw up fresh report on post-retirement financing
The Financial Services Agency plans to compile a fresh report on post-retirement financing after its previous report sparked a controversy with its estimate that an elderly couple living to age 95 will need ¥20 million in life savings on top of public pensions, according to informed sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 23, 2019
Report on Japan pension shortfall spurs anxiety — and a closer look at the system
The Financial Services Agency earlier this month released a report on the future financial security of senior citizens that suggested people would have to save more to make up for expected shortfalls in the public pension system, sparking public anxiety and major controversy over the government program's...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2019
Nomura CEO to take 3-month pay cut over leak of information about Japan stock market changes
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s CEO will take a pay cut to assume responsibility for improper handling of stock market information by employees.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 25, 2018
Japan's Financial Services Agency criticizes hacked crypto-exchange over lack of details on $62 million theft
Cryptocurrency firm Tech Bureau Corp. has failed to provide adequate details on how thieves hacked into its exchange to steal ¥7 billion ($62 million), or explained its delay in reporting the hack, the country's financial regulator said on Tuesday.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Tropical Storm Peipah forms off southwestern Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah, which formed off southeastern Japan, is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region.
What we know about the supplements scandal linked to Suntory’s ex-CEO
Takeshi Niinami, the former chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings, at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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