Fiscal 2014 Roles & Responsibilities of Bureaus, etc. at the FSA

Name of Bureau	Name of Divisions and Offices	Roles & Responsibilities
Planning & Coordination Bureau	Overall coordination of the FSA and planning and policy-making concerning financial system
General Coordination Division	General affairs, personnel affairs, service regulations, training and management of the library
Information Systems Management Office	Maintenance and management of information system
Office of Management & Budget	Organization, quota of staff, budget, accounting, welfare, etc.
Office of International Affairs	Planning and policy making concerning International Affairs
Economic Partnership and Cooperation Office	International economic partnership and cooperation
Policy & Legal Division	Overall coordination, formulation of fundamental and overall policy of the FSA, coordination about taxation, Diet affairs, review of regulatory provisions, policy evaluation, public relations, information disclosure, liaison and coordination with local finance bureaus, administrative litigation, planning and policy making of the scheme for resolving financial trouble
Counseling Office for Financial Service Users	Coping with questions, etc. from financial services users
Research Planning & Coordination Office	Planning and coordinating academic research
Planning Division	Overall planning and policy making of financial system, planning and policy making of fundamental and common issues, planning and policy making concerning banking and nonbanking business, planning and policy making of the scheme for resolving financial trouble
Research Office	Research on economic and financial conditions
Financial System Stabilization Planning Office	Planning and policy making concerning deposit insurance system
Insurance System Planning Office	Planning and policy making concerning insurance system
Financial Markets Division	Planning and policy making concerning securities markets and other financial markets, monitoring and analysis of these markets and supervision of exchanges
Corporate Accounting & Disclosure Division	Planning and policy making concerning the disclosure system of corporate information and the system of certified public accountants, establishment of corporate accounting and audit standards, reviews and actions on annual securities reports, maintenance of electrical disclosure system (EDINET) and supervision of CPAs
Inspection Bureau	Inspection of private-sector financial institutions
Inspection Coordination Division	Overall control of Inspection Bureau, formulation of inspection policy and inspection plans, conduct of financial inspections, establishment of standards for financial inspections
Risk Management System Inspection Office	Financial inspections concerning integrated risk management systems
Information Analysis Office	Collection and analysis of information for financial inspections
Evaluation Division	Review of inspection reports and notification of the results of financial inspections
Inspection Administrator	Conduct of important financial inspections
Supervisory Bureau	Supervision of private-sector financial institutions
Supervisory Coordination Division	Overall coordination affairs, control of affairs concerning the formulation of guidelines on supervisory affairs, supervision of the Postal Saving Bank and the Postal Insurance Company
Supervisory Research Office	Research on supervisory affairs
Financial Conglomerate Office	Overall coordination, planning and policy making concerning supervision of financial conglomerates
Cooperative Financial Institutions Office	Supervision of credit associations, credit unions, labor credit associations, agricultural and fishery financial institutions
Financial System Stabilization Management Office	Operation of Deposit Insurance Law and management of financial systemic risk
Nonbank Financial Companies Office	Supervision of nonbanks
Banks Division I	Supervision of major banks, new types of banks, branches of foreign banks and trust companies
Banks Division II	Supervision of regional and tier II regional banks
Insurance Business Division	Supervision of insurance companies
Non-life Insurance/Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Supervisory Office	Supervision of non-life insurance companies and small amount and short term insurance companies
Securities Business Division	Supervision of securities companies, securities investment trust management companies, investment advisers and financial futures companies
Asset Management Office	Supervision of investment management companies, advisories and agencies
Administrative Law Judge	Administrative judgment on civil penalty
Securities & Exchange Surveillance Commission Executive Bureau	Market surveillance, inspection of securities companies, investigation of market misconduct, inspection of disclosure statements, investigation of criminal cases, etc.
Coordination Division	Overall coordination, general affairs and personnel affairs of the Executive Bureau
Market Surveillance Division	Daily market watch and analysis of information
Inspection Division	Formulation of inspection policy and inspection plans for securities companies, and conduct of securities inspections, and review of securities inspection results
Director for Inspection Management	Conduct of securities inspections
Administrative Monetary Penalty Division	Investigation of market misconduct
Disclosure Statements Inspection Division	Inspection of disclosure statements
Investigation Division	Investigation of criminal cases including securities frauds
Certified Public Accountants & Auditing Oversight Board Executive Bureau	Administration of CPA Examinations, monitoring and inspection of audit work performed by audit firms
Office of Coordination & Examination	General coordination in the Executive Bureau including international affairs and administration of CPA Examinations
Office of Monitoring & Inspection	Monitoring and inspection of audit work performed by audit firms

Note: as of the end-March 2015