Japan

Companies will have to make more sustainability-related and gender-related disclosures for financial years ending on or after 31 March 2023.

The project was commissioned by METI in September last year to demonstrate the technical feasibility of a carbon credits market.

TFX will launch 3-month TONA futures and related options contracts. The 6-month Euroyen LIBOR futures and O/N Call Rate futures contracts will be delisted.

The new system digitises delivery orders required for the physical delivery of rubber when futures contracts expire, thereby enhancing settlement efficiency.

Under the new regulations, the FSA will only permit stablecoins that pass checks to ensure user protections are in place and reserve assets are secure.

A CBDC could be supported by the use of privacy-enhancing technologies to anonymise data while still allowing for AML/CFT analysis, the BOJ says.

The Memorandum of Cooperation covers procedures for information sharing and on-site visits, and the permissible uses and confidentiality of information shared.

Under the revised rules, the BOJ can provide FIs both fixed and variable-rate loans across a range of tenors up to 10 years.

The FSA's Daisuke Mamba and Hiroshi Ozaki discuss the regulator's approach to its AML/CFT inspections and recent work to develop shared AML systems for the industry.

Following talks with reinsurers, Japanese insurers can continue offering marine war insurance to LNG carriers in Russian waters until March.