Japan Reg Digest
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Regulatory intelligence — Japan

Your Japan compliance risk is written in Japanese.

Japanese regulators publish first in Japanese, and often only in Japanese. Japan Reg Digest reads the primary documents every business day and sends you the change in English the next morning — with a direct link to the original source.

Six regulators covered. One email each business day. Original source link on every item.

What we read, every business day

RegulatorWhat we track
Financial Services Agency (FSA)Administrative actions, guideline revisions, public consultations, cabinet and ministerial ordinance amendments
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)Food import inspection notices, violation cases, standards for food additives and residues
Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA)Measures orders and surcharge orders under the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, labelling standards
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)Export control list amendments, notices to exporters, industrial standards
PMDASafety information, package insert revision instructions, approval-related notices
Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC)Guideline revisions, administrative guidance, cross-border transfer rules

We read the official publications of each body. We do not resell any third party's database.

Sample digest — built from real publications

The items below summarise actual publications by Japanese regulators. Each links to the Japanese original, which prevails over our summary.

FSA — administrative monetary penalty
Penalty order against ENECHANGE Ltd. over false statements in quarterly reports
Published 17 September 2026. Following a recommendation by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission and a hearing commenced on 19 June 2026, the FSA ordered ENECHANGE Ltd. to pay an administrative monetary penalty of JPY 91,495,000 for false statements in its quarterly reports and other disclosure documents. The company admitted the facts and the amount. Legal basis: Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Article 178(1)(ii) and (iv), and Article 185-6. Payment is due by 17 November 2026.
Original (Japanese): fsa.go.jp/news/r8/shouken/20260917/20260917-3.html
FSA — market manipulation
Penalty order for market manipulation in BASE FOOD Inc. shares and two other issues
Published 17 September 2026. After a hearing commenced on 24 April 2026, the FSA ordered the respondent (not named in the release) to pay JPY 6,270,000 for market manipulation involving BASE FOOD Inc. shares and two other stocks. Legal basis cited: Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Article 185-6. Payment is due by 17 November 2026.
Original (Japanese): fsa.go.jp/news/r8/shouken/20260917/20260917-1.html
CAA — measures order (misleading pricing)
Measures order against Kinpodo Co., Ltd. over "from JPY 104,500" funeral advertising
Published 18 September 2026. The Consumer Affairs Agency found that TV commercials for family funerals under the "Chiisana Mori no Ie" name showed "Family funeral from JPY 104,500 (tax incl.)", while in practice customers needed to pay JPY 308,000 or more in all but a few cases. The CAA found an advantageous misrepresentation under Article 5(ii) of the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations and ordered corrective notice to consumers, recurrence prevention and cessation under Article 7(1).
Original (Japanese): caa.go.jp/notice/entry/047522/ · order summary (PDF)

Verification record. On 24 September 2026 we checked each item above against its Japanese original: date, entity name, amount, legal articles and due date match the source. These are sample items, not a live daily digest; daily delivery starts at launch. Translations are ours and are not legal advice.

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We summarise and translate published regulatory documents and link to the original. We do not advise on compliance, interpret obligations for your business, or represent you before any authority.

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