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

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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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FIA Japan held our 2025 Summer Party on September 17th overlooking the stunning garden view at International House of Japan in Roppongi. As part of our focus on cont​​ent, we hosted two panels with industry expert speakers and invited a distinguished guest speaker to address the attendees at the reception. The first panel , moderated by Shun Yanagisawa with panelists Yasuhiko Tamura, James Marsden, Kaori Nakajo, and Go Oyama focused on themes in post-trade. The second panel

Since July 2025, TFX has started offering Taiwanese investors the ability to trade Equity Index Daily Futures contracts ("Click Kabu...

On June 9, the FIA Japan Technology Committee held its first event of its announced educational Academy Series, titled “Exploring the...

Following its 37th Annual General Meeting on May 21, during which the FY2025 Board of Representatives and Board of Directors were elected...

【May 21, 2025 - Tokyo】The Futures Industry Association Japan (FIA Japan), the leading financial industry association in Tokyo with a...

On March 28, 2025, the FIA Japan board and member firms had the honor to host a luncheon session with CFTC Acting Chairman Pham during...

FIA Japan recently welcomed OSTTRA as a new member. The home of industry-shaping businesses, MarkitServ, Traiana, TriOptima and Reset,...

On January 30, FIA Japan held its New Year Party at the International House. Around 90 financial industry professionals participated in...

On October 10, 2024, FIA and FIA Japan held the first “FIA Forum – Tokyo 2024, Co-Organized with FIA Japan”. The conference, which was...

Trading of 3-month TONA Futures, the short-term interest rate futures listed on the Osaka Exchange (OSE), has been increasing, backed by...

On April 16, 2024, the FIA Japan board and member firms had the honor to host a luncheon session with CFTC Chairman Behnam during his...

London Metal Exchange will be holding the LME Tokyo Update and Networking Drinks on 16 April 2024. They will be sharing updates on LME...

JPX Prime 150 Index Futures are scheduled to be listed on the Osaka Exchange (OSE) on March 18, 2024. JPX Prime 150 Index was first...

Starting on March 4, 2024, the 3-month TONA futures, a short-term interest rate futures listed on the Osaka Exchange (OSE), will be added...

On February 13, FIA Japan held its New Year Party at the International House. Around 95 financial industry professionals participated in...

EEX welcomed the new year as its fourth year of unabated growth since the launch of its Japan Power market in May 2020. Last year, EEX...