This document provides an overview of the history and current state of financial education in Japan. It discusses the following key points: 1. Financial education in Japan began in the post-war period through savings promotion campaigns led by the Ministry of Finance and Bank of Japan. Local councils were later established to further promote savings. 2. After financial liberalization in the early 2000s, financial education efforts were expanded and rebranded to focus more on individual financial independence and judgment. Guidelines for financial education programs were published. 3. Recent reforms since the 2008 global financial crisis have emphasized preventing excessive risk-taking through financial education. New reports outline elaborating financial education content further. 4. Future financial education in