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As outlined above, the Amendments will significantly tighten regulations on managers of funds marketed to Japanese investors.

With the prevailing low interest rates, Japanese asset allocators have increasingly turned to offshore investment funds for target returns

Until 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the significant concerns in the Japanese financial market. However, from 8 May 2023...

On June 5, 2020, the Diet of Japan adopted several amendments to the Payment Services Act (Act No. 59 of June 24, 2009) (the "PSA"). The amendments include reforms of the licensing/registration system...

On May 15, 2024, the Diet passed into law amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (the "FIEA") (the "Amendments").

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On June 1 2023, the amended Payment Services Act (the "PSA" or "amended PSA") went into effect along with the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Electronic Payment Instruments...

Lately, global-level issues and the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that indicate the goals for solving these issues have been drawing more attention.

A bill amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, the main statute codifying securities laws and regulating securities companies in Japan, including new rules requiring fair information disclosure..

Previously, Japanese labor laws and regulations required employers to pay wages to their workers only in cash or by transfer into the workers' bank accounts or other similar accounts at financial...

Do foreign lenders (including non-bank foreign lenders) require a licence/regulatory approval to lend into your jurisdiction or take the benefit of security over assets located in your jurisdiction?

On May 15, 2024, the Diet passed into law amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (the "FIEA") (the "Amendments"). While the Amendments contain many important measures, one of the noteworthy measures...

The Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948; the "FIEA") and the regulations promulgated thereunder primarily govern the marketing, investment management and disclosure...

Despite the substantial amount of lip service being paid to the revitalizing role that could be played by mergers and acquisitions, the fact is that Japan remains a significantly under-developed market for public M&A activity. Year-on-year change rates are high but M&A as well as inward FDI are miniscule compared to other major OECD nations.

Lead Bank Regulators The principal regulator is the Financial Services Agency of Japan ("FSA"). Its authority to supervise banks in Japan is delegated by the Prime Minister.

On December 21, 2018, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the "FSA") released the final report of the "Study Group on the Virtual Currency Exchange Services," which proposed major reforms...

One of the Japanese media has recently reported that the bill named as "CCS Business Act" is expected to be submitted to the regular Diet's session of Japan next year 2024.

There has been a series of significant Fintech-related changes to the regulations in Japan. We note that most of those changes are driven by the regulators...