New rules, public consultations, subsidies and regulator actions in Japan, in English.
Three draft rules would let public nurseries and certified childcare centres across Japan serve off-site-cooked meals to under-3s from April 2027, provided each keeps responsibility for hygiene, allergies and nutrition; public comment runs to 1 December.
JPYC and SBI VC Trade want the ¥1mn per-transfer limit on yen and dollar stablecoins eased, while the Japanese Bankers Association calls any relaxation of the second-type cap a matter for extremely cautious review.
A National Tax Agency draft would reserve the name Japanese Whisky for spirit made, aged at least three years in casks and bottled at 40% or more in Japan; public comments close November 30.
MLIT's draft guideline sets a three-stage path for older pile-supported buildings: screen for toppling-resistant features, test ground or pile capacity, then retrofit if needed. Public comment closes on 29 November 2026, and the text is guidance rather than an enacted retrofit obligation.
Japan's government wants EFRAG to list the extra disclosures ESRS-40a requires beyond ISSB-aligned reports and to add a company-based option to the mixed approach, citing the burden of two reports and a 2028 start.
Japan's draft guidelines would confine genome-edited embryo work to four research uses, stop handling at 14 days, require ethics review and restrict import and export, with comments due November 28 ahead of a July 24, 2027 start.
The FSA's amended ordinance and notice let securities firms deduct the lesser of lease liability or right-of-use asset from fixed assets in the capital-adequacy calculation, excluding non-cancellable leases, with immediate effect from October 30.
Finance Minister Katayama said on October 30 that the approved ¥1.148tn Middle East reserve draw leaves ¥735.9bn, the gasoline reference price rises to ¥175 in December, and winter power and gas support runs December to February.
The industry ministry began administrative procedures on 30 October toward a business-improvement order against Chubu Electric, which has not been issued, and set winter electricity and gas relief for December to February.
Japan's Cabinet approved ¥1.148tn from its Middle East response reserve on 30 October, ¥1.146tn of it for METI's fuel-price mitigation fund and ¥2.25bn for taxi LPG support, leaving ¥735.9bn in the ¥2.5tn reserve.
Electromagnetic and ultrasonic water meters would keep their verification validity for ten years instead of eight under a Measurement Act order that METI has put back out to comment after changing its text.
Foreign nationals applying to land in Japan would be asked whether they intend to obey Japanese law, under a draft ministerial ordinance that is open for comment until 27 November and planned to take effect in January 2027.
Overseas full-flight simulators that the FAA certifies at Level C or D could clear Japan's inspections on paperwork alone under a transport ministry draft; comments close on 25 November.
With the subsidy lapsing in March 2027, the FSA wants the industry's own failure buffer raised as a condition of permanence, and a simulation puts aid needed in a one-in-1,000 scenario at ¥1.14tn.
Japan's privacy regulator would write early detection of unauthorised access into its security guidance as a required measure, and has pulled its timetable forward after large breaches; comments are open until 27 November.
Chubu, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu exceeded severe-weather demand assumptions this summer, and the national margin fell to 5.6% in the 16:00 to 17:00 minimum-reserve hour, but OCCTO's winter outlook keeps every area above the 3% minimum, with January the thinnest.
A draft outline from the Nuclear Regulation Authority would require nuclear operators to confirm their own compliance, keep design records and face penalties for false filings, while ending the 30-day pre-notification system; comment closes Nov 27.
A Financial Services Agency working group leaned toward letting companies set up reinsurance-only captives for their own group risk, but members pressed on solvency, collateral and how regulators would supervise the parent; the minutes record no decision.
Personal bankruptcy filings reached 83,100 in 2025, up from 76,309, as the FSA and Consumer Affairs Agency set up a successor debt panel; members pressed for scrutiny of collection on expired claims.
Japan's health ministry proposes letting labels on quasi-drugs, cosmetics, medical devices and regenerative products give the compliance officer's office as the appointed marketer's address, with comments due by 26 November.
Tokyo's welfare bureau is paying up to three-quarters of a ¥2.7mn clerical salary cap at in-home care support offices, with full cover for consultant and publicity costs, but the cash arrives only after completion and applications close 28 December.
A draft METI ordinance would let only certified advanced-safety operators use hardening-resin sealants as temporary repairs on high-pressure gas equipment, with public comment open until 25 November 2026.
Japan's state-backed lender is co-financing with Mizuho's Brazilian bank, in a ¥7.1bn package that funds Komatsu's sales finance business in Latin America's largest construction machinery market.
A draft guideline from Japan's communications ministry would list 5G core interconnection among functions mobile carriers should open to virtual operators, and change how leased assets and lines count in interconnection fees. Comments close on 26 November.