Bank of Japan

Trading & Investment

BOJ Surprises Market With ETF, J-REIT Disposal Plan

By Manesh Samtani | 22/09/2025

The BOJ will gradually unwind its holdings and end its ETF lending facility, marking a further step towards policy normalisation.

Custody & Infrastructure

Central Banks Outline Options for Tokenised Wholesale Settlement

By Manesh Samtani | 21/09/2025

Report co-authored by BIS and seven central banks and maps out six approaches for integrating new technologies like DLT with central bank money.

Trading & Investment

Tokyo Stock Exchange Seeking to List Derivatives-Linked ETFs

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/08/2025

The TSE is seeking regulatory approval to list actively managed ETFs that use OTC derivatives, in a bid to expand income-generating options for investors.

Operational Risk

BOJ, FSA Launch Joint Data Platform to Modernise Bank Supervision

By Editors | 04/08/2025

Regulators will collect high-granularity data from banks to enhance risk monitoring and reduce the industry's reporting burden.

Climate Risk

Japan Regulators Publish Second Climate Risk Analysis for Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 31/07/2025

FSA and BOJ analysis focused on short-term transition risks and identifed key gaps in data, modelling, and risk management integration.

Liquidity Risk

BOJ Watches JGB Liquidity for Stresses on Risk Management

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 23/07/2025

Japanese regional banks could be especially affected by any deterioration in liquidity, writes Blake Evans-Pritchard.

Trading & Investment

BOJ Completes Sale of Crisis-era Stocks, Shifts Focus to ETF Holdings

By Manesh Samtani | 16/07/2025

BOJ has finalised the disposal of shares bought from commercial banks, turning market attention to the much larger challenge of unwinding its ETF portfolio.

Anti-Money Laundering

Japan's PPP Initiatives for Financial Crime Countermeasures and AML/CFT

By Hiroshi Ozaki | 14/07/2025

Japan is leveraging multi-layered public-private partnerships to tackle sophisticated financial crime ahead of its 2028 FATF review.

CBDCs

Japan's Banks Raise Cost, AML Concerns as CBDC Deliberations Deepen

By Editors | 08/07/2025

Japanese banking groups have called for clarity on the cost burden and practical system design for a potential digital yen.