ACAMS Japan Chapter March 2026 Hybrid Event: National Risk Assessment: Better Understanding with Experts

Tomoko Oshima is Japan’s Regional Head of Financial Crime for MUFG. Tomoko has over 25 years of experience at MUFG in various senior roles across the lines of defense. More recently (since 2014) Tomoko is leading multiple teams in Financial Crimes Compliance both in the Americas and Japan to implement policy, drive process efficiency through the MUFG Centers of Excellence and engage with multiple regulators. As the Regional Head of Financial Crimes, Tomoko is responsible for the overseeing of the financial crimes -related enterprise risk management, corporate and retail compliance in Japan. Tomoko is the co-chair of the ACAMS Japan Chapter Board.

After joining Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, he spent 8 years handling financial regulations such as Banking Act and Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Since April 2015, he has been working on the enhancement of AML/CFT in the AML Planning Department. From October 2021 to March 2023, he was seconded to the Financial Crime Prevention Department at PayPay Bank Corporation, and as of April 2023, he has been in his current position.