Following its 38th Annual General Meeting on May 20, during which the FY2026 Board of Representatives and Board of Directors were elected (click here for the press release), FIA Japan held a networking reception at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan. Over 100 persons attended the event, including representatives from the regulators, exchanges and other industry professionals, sharing drinks and light food in a casual atmosphere. This year, we were honored to have Mr. J

Established in 2006, Japannext Co., Ltd. was founded to operate a Proprietary Trading System (PTS). Since obtaining its license under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act in 2007, the company has focused its business on PTS operations as its core pillar. While the platform initially launched with night-time sessions, it expanded to daytime trading in 2008. Today, it provides up to 21 hours of trading covering both daytime and nighttime, and has grown into Japan’s larg

On January 21, FIA Japan held its New Year Party at the International House of Japan. The two-part event was hugely successful with a record-level of registrations, reaching 170 financial industry professionals, including participation from the regulators. As part of our mission to deliver valuable educational content to our members and the public, we hosted two panel discussions with industry expert speakers (one held in English; the other one in Japanese), offering an onlin

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