TOKYO, Jun 13 (News On Japan) - According to a survey released by the Financial Services Agency on June 12th, the number of NISA accounts as of the end of March was 23,227,848.
This marks an increase of approximately 4.49 million accounts from the end of March last year. This means that more than one in six Japanese citizens now holds a NISA account.
Source: ANN
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