The Japan Financial Services Agency, via the Kanto Finance Bureau, has taken administrative sanctions against Buddy Capital Co., Ltd. following a Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission recommendation after an inspection of the firm. Buddy Capital, which is based in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, was subject to a recommendation by the Director of the Kanto Finance Bureau to seek administrative punishment, and the resulting administrative measures have been implemented. Further details of the sanctions are published on the Kanto Finance Bureau’s website.