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Jun 08, 2026
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2027 charsJapan's Financial Services Agency Proposes Amendments to Supervisory Guidelines for Regional Financial Institutions
On June 8, 2026, Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) published proposed amendments to multiple supervisory guidelines and capital adequacy regulations for consultation. The amendments address supervisory frameworks for small and regional financial institutions, major banks, cooperative financial institutions, and fishery cooperative credit operations.
The FSA is proposing revisions to five key supervisory guidelines and capital adequacy regulations. The amendments are grounded in the Regional Financial Strength Enhancement Plan, published in December 2025, and aim to strengthen customer service delivery in regional areas while enhancing early warning systems for financial institutions. The FSA is also implementing Basel Agreement provisions that permit a 100 percent risk weight to be applied to certain equity investments meeting specific criteria, requiring corresponding updates to capital adequacy regulations under the Banking Act.
The proposed amendments cover supervisory guidance on maintaining and securing customer services in regional markets, revisions to early warning frameworks, and technical adjustments to capital adequacy calculations for banks and bank holding companies. Similar amendments will be applied to regulations governing other financial institution types.
The public comment period closes on July 8, 2026, at 3:00pm Japan Standard Time. Stakeholders may submit written comments by mail to the FSA's Banking Supervision Division II or electronically via the e-Gov website. Comments should include the respondent's name, occupation or business type, contact information, and supporting rationale. The FSA will not provide individual responses to comments but may disclose submissions if requested, subject to redactions for personal information and proprietary business interests.
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Financial Services Agency. "Publication of Proposed Amendments to Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for Small and Regional Financial Institutions." June 8, 2026. https://www.fsa.go.jp/
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On June 8, 2026, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) published proposed partial revisions to five sets of comprehensive supervisory guidelines and associated capital adequacy ratio notifications for public consultation. The revisions implement measures set out in the FSA's "Regional Financial Strength Enhancement Plan" published in December 2025 and introduce amendments to capital adequacy regulations to align with Basel Accord provisions on investment risk weights.
Proposed amendments have been made to:
Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for Small and Medium-Sized and Regional Financial Institutions
Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for Major Banks, etc.
Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for System Financial Institutions
Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for Credit Businesses in Fisheries Cooperative Systems
Notification Concerning Capital Adequacy Ratio Regulations (Pillar 1 and Pillar 3) - applicable to banks, bank holding companies and other business types ( Attachments 5–9 )
The key proposed changes are as follows:
The supervisory guidelines are revised to strengthen expectations around the promotion of initiatives by regional and other financial institutions to maintain and secure customer services in their regions, reflecting the FSA's policy focus on regional financial resilience.
The guidelines are also revised in relation to the early warning system, updating the supervisory framework used to identify and engage with financial institutions showing early signs of financial deterioration.
The capital adequacy ratio notifications are amended to introduce a framework permitting a 100% risk weight to be applied to investments meeting certain requirements, in accordance with the provisions of the Basel Accords, with amendments applied consistently across notifications covering banks, bank holding companies and other regulated business types.
Stakeholders are invited to submit comments by 15:00 on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, either by post or via the e-Gov online portal. Submissions must include the respondent's name, occupation or industry, and contact details.