Japan

Japanese flea market enthusiasts can now easily buy Shiba Inu with their pocket change.

New legislation classifies digital assets as financial instruments, cutting capital gains taxes by more than half.

Japan’s three megabanks are moving from pilot testing to implementation of a regulator-backed stablecoin framework.

Japan’s financial giant SBI Holdings is openly tying their XRP strategy to U.S. regulation, in a move that could reshape

Japan’s LDP backs a proposal integrating AI agents and on-chain finance to modernize financial markets and settlement systems.

In Japan, XRP-powered transfers complete in four seconds at 60% of SWIFT’s cost, offering the same functionality with instant settlement

Japan's rolling out an XRP-based remittance corridor for easy every-day payments for citizens overseas.

Backed by Sony and SBI Group, Startale anchors its blockchain ecosystem, including Soneium, Strium, and JPYSC, in Abu Dhabi’s regulated

Japan’s Financial Services Agency, one of the strictest globally, approved Shiba Inu as an every-day payment method.

State Street’s ISO 20022 overhaul & expanding tokenization platform highlight how one of the world’s largest custodians is wiring TradFi

Rising tensions in the Middle East may trigger a financial shock long way before they escalate militarily.

Japanese fintech has lit up a next-gen trade finance & global payments platform built directly on the XRP Ledger.

Cardano’s DeFi stack is gaining momentum in Japan: Hoskinson signs a banging USDCx integration deal.

The world’s third-largest economy sets its sights on 2028 for its first crypto ETFs.

The latest crypto sell-off has less to do with geopolitics and more to do with Japan’s bonds, argues Coin Bureau's

Japan proposes reforms allowing banks to hold crypto and offer trading through subsidiaries.

The token has become the first official meme coin to debut on a Japanese exchange.

Samson Mow sets his sights on Japan in his latest effort to promote state-level Bitcoin adoption.

Ripple CEO, is eyeing Japan as a prime market for Ripple’s upcoming stablecoin amid regulatory delays in the United States.

Japan's FSA dampens expectations for spot Bitcoin ETFs, citing concerns over crypto as a legitimate investment.