Functions of the FSA (July 2024)
Bureau Division/Office
Strategy Development andManagement Bureau
Resources and Management Division

FunctionsOverall coordination, control of planning, policy making and implementation of overall and basic policies aswell as other policy measures, control of research and analysis concerning the condition and trends ofrisks common to the financial system and multiple financial institutions, and conduct of comprehensive or
particularly specialized research, analysis, and inspection
General affairs, personnel affairs, service regulations, training, and management of the library

Budget, Organization andSupport Services OfficeOrganization, quota of staff, budget, accounting, and welfare

Information Technology Office

Maintenance and management of information system

Planning and Management DivisionInternational Affairs Office
Strategy Development Division

Overall coordination, information disclosure / personal information protection, Diet affairs, public relations,liaison and coordination with local financial bureaus, post on official gazette, administrative litigation,
administrative affairs of concerning administrative judgement on civil penalty.
Planning and policy making concerning international affairs
Control of planning, policy making and implementation of overall and basic policies as well as other policy
measures, financial literacy, control of administrative affairs concerning taxation, policy evaluation,
research and studies concerning finance

Office of Asset Management
Business Reform

Planning, policy making and coordination concerning developing asset management

Promoting Financial Education
OfficePlanning and policy making concerning financial literacy enhancement, and supervision of Japan Financial
Literacy and Education Corporation

Risk Analysis Division

Overall coordination of research and analysis concerning the condition and trends of risks common tomultiple financial institutions and the financial system, and conduct of comprehensive or particularly
specialized research, analysis and inspection

Data Infrastructure Office

Collection and analysis of information to form the basis of an understanding of risks to the financial system/ financial institutions

Office of Inspection on
Risk Management

Carrying out important inspections from among those aimed at understanding the risk management
situation of financial institutions

Cyber Security Policy OfficePlanning, policy making, and promotion concerning cyber security measures

AML/CFT Policy Office

Affairs of concerning review of Financial Activity Task Force of financial institutions other and anti-money
laundering and combating the financing of terrorism

Financial Services Users Office Handling complaints / provision of information in regard to inquiries
Financial Service IntermediaryBusiness Office

Supervision of financial service intermediary business operators, and electronic payment services
operators

Money Lending Business Office Supervision of money lending business operators
Fintech Business Monitoring
OfficeInspection Administrator
Policy and Markets Bureau

Planning and Management Division

Deposit Insurance and Resolution
Framework Policy Office

Supervision of prepaid payment instruments issuers, funds transfer services providers, and crypto asset
exchange service providers
Conduct of important inspections
Planning and policy making concerning domestic finance system
Overall coordination of the Policy and Markets Bureau, control of administrative affairs concerning
formulation of the guidelines, control of planning and policy making for systems concerning international
services provided by domestic finance and financial institutions, planning and policy making for
fundamental and common issues
Planning and policy making for systems concerning deposit insurance and Agricultural and Fishery Cooperative Savings Insurance

Insurance System Planning Office Planning and policy making concerning insurance system

Research Office

Research concerning domestic and overseas financial systems and their operations

Financial Markets Division

Planning and policy making concerning securities markets and other financial markets

Corporate Accounting andDisclosure Division

Planning and policy making for systems concerning corporate disclosures, planning and policy making for
CPA systems, reviews and actions on annual securities reports

Supervison Bureau
Planning and Management Division

Supervision of financial institutions
Overall coordination of Supervisoon Bureau, control of administrative affairs concerning the formulation ofthe guidelines of supervisory affairs,Supervision of investment management business operators

Research Office

Formulation of guidelines concerning the supervisory affairs or research concerning measures

Deposit Insurance andResolution Framework Office

Ensure the suitable management of the business / organization of the Deposit Insurance Corporation ofJapan and the Agricultural and Fishery Co-operative Savings Insurance Corporation

Banking Business Division I

Supervision of bank operators

Banking Business Division II

Supervision of bank operators (members of the Regional Banks Association of Japan or the Second
Association of Regional Banks)

Better Regional Banking
Policy OfficePlanning, policy making, and promotion of policy measures to support the improvement of productivity atcompanies through the strengthening of regional financial functions

Financial Cooperatives Office
Insurance Business Division
Non-Life Insurance/ Small-Claims andShort-Term Insurance Business Office

Securities Business Division

Supervision of credit unions, credit union associations, labor credit unions, labor credit union associations,and credit coorperative
Supervision of insurance business operators
Supervision of insurance business operators (Non-life insurance providers, small amount and short term
insurance providers)Supervision of financial instruments business operators

Administrative Law Judge

Administrative judgement on civil penalties

Securities and Exchange SurveillanceCommission Executive Bureau

Market surveillance, inspection of securities businesses, investigation of market misconduct, inspection ofcorporate disclosures, investigation of criminal cases, etc.

Planning and Management Division
Digital Forensic Solutions Office

Overall coordination, general affairs and personnel affairs of the Executive Bureau
Preservation of evidence, investigation and analysis of electromagnetic records concerning objects
processed by electronic data processing system

Market Surveillance Division

Overall information gathering concerning the trading of securities and other transactions, market
surveillance

Securities Business Monitoring DivisionCollection of reports and materials, inspection of securities businesses based on the Financial Instruments
and Exchange Act and other laws

Foreign Securities Business
Monitoring OfficeDirector for Securities Business
Monitoring DivisionCollection of reports and materials, inspection of foreign investment management business and otherfinancial instruments businesses
Conduct of securities inspections

Market Miscounduct Investigation Division Investigation of market misconduct based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act

Disclosure Inspection DivisionInspection of corporate disclosures based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act

Criminal Investigation Division

Investigation of criminal cases based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Act on
Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds

Certified Public Accountants and Auditing
Oversight Board Executive Bureau

Administration of CPA Examinations, monitoring and inspection of audit work performed by audit firms

Planning, Management andCPA Examination Division

General coordination in the Executive Bureau including international affairs and administration of CPAExaminations

Monitoring and Inspection Division

Monitoring and inspection of audit work performed by audit firms

CPA Auditing Inspection
OfficeInspection of audit work performed by audit firms