Official sources
Where the topics in these guides actually come from. Read the owner of the rule, not a summary of it.
The links below are plain references to public bodies. Fluorescent Eminence has no partnership, sponsorship or affiliation with any of them, and they have not reviewed this site. Addresses and page layouts change, so use the site name if a link stops working.
- Financial Services Agency (FSA)
The supervisor of banks, securities firms, lenders and other financial businesses. Publishes lists of registered operators and warnings about unregistered ones.
- Bank of Japan
The central bank. Publishes statistics and explanations of monetary policy and the payment system.
- Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan
Explains how deposit insurance works, its limits, and which products it covers.
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan
Consumer consultation information and warnings about common scams. Japanese-language site; the consumer hotline is 188.
- e-Gov Law Search
The official database of Japanese statutes, including the Banking Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Money Lending Business Act.
- Statistics Bureau of Japan
Official household income and expenditure statistics, useful for comparing a ledger with national averages.
- Personal Information Protection Commission
The authority for the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI).
- Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
The international body behind anti-money-laundering standards.
Tip. When a guide says "check the current limit", the figure is on one of these pages. Look at the date of the page you read, and prefer the official page over a repost.