According to reports, Japan's Financial Services Agency has asked major banks and life insurance companies about the financing and investment situation in the defense industry, which the government has determined is strategically significant. According to people familiar with the matter, regulators asked banks and insurance companies about the scale of financing the industry and related internal policies. People familiar with the matter also said that regulators have also asked banks and insurance companies whether there are any restrictions on funding startups developing dual-use technology such as drones. Since it involved a private matter, people familiar with the matter requested anonymity.

According to reports, Japan's Financial Services Agency has asked major banks and life insurance companies about the financing and investment situation in the defense industry, which the government has determined is strategically significant. According to people familiar with the matter, regulators asked banks and insurance companies about the scale of financing the industry and related internal policies. People familiar with the matter also said that regulators have also asked banks and insurance companies whether there are any restrictions on funding startups developing dual-use technology such as drones. Since it involved a private matter, people familiar with the matter requested anonymity.