RegulationAdoption2 SourcesJapan Plans Blockchain Settlement System for Stocks and BondsJapan is developing a blockchain-based settlement system for equities and government bonds to modernize its financial in...Aug 27, 2026, 02:11 AMJapanFSA
MacroMarkets2 SourcesU.S. and Japan Intervene in Yen Markets, Reviving Carry-Trade Volatility FearsThe U.S. and Japan coordinated a currency intervention on August 3, with preliminary data suggesting Tokyo deployed near...Aug 16, 2026, 06:14 PMJapanUnited States
AdoptionRegulation2 SourcesMUFG Tests Blockchain Settlement for Japanese Government Bond TradesMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is conducting a proof-of-concept to settle Japanese government bond transactions on the C...Aug 13, 2026, 12:03 PMMUFGCanton
AdoptionMacroSony and TSMC Plan $6 Billion Joint Semiconductor Factory in JapanSony and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced plans for a joint venture to build a $6 billion semiconduc...Aug 10, 2026, 03:27 AMSonyTSMC
MacroJapan Reports 17.43T Yen Current Account Surplus in First HalfJapan posted a current account surplus of 17.43 trillion yen in the first half of 2024, reinforcing its position as a ne...Aug 10, 2026, 01:07 AMJapanBank of Japan
MacroUS-Japan Yen Intervention Signals Shift in Reserve Currency DynamicsCoordinated US-Japan intervention in yen markets signals emerging questions about dollar dominance in global reserves. T...Aug 9, 2026, 11:03 PMUnited StatesJapan
MacroAdoptionJapan Signals US Coordination on Yen Weakness as Firms Eye BitcoinJapanese officials said Wednesday they will coordinate with the US to address the yen's sustained weakness against the d...Aug 3, 2026, 12:01 PMJapanBitcoin
MacroJapan, South Korea Conduct Rare Joint Intervention on Yen and WonJapan and South Korea coordinated currency intervention Tuesday to stabilize the yen and won against broader market pres...Jul 31, 2026, 01:05 PMJapanSouth Korea
RegulationMarketsJapan Crypto Law Overhaul Delays Bitcoin ETF Timeline, Regulators SignalJapan's regulatory overhaul of cryptocurrency frameworks has pushed Bitcoin ETF approval expectations further into the f...Jul 24, 2026, 09:01 AMJapanFinancial Services Agency
RegulationAdoptionJapan Signals Path to First Bitcoin ETF by 2028, Eyes ¥3T in InflowsJapan's financial regulators are revising fund rules that could clear the way for the country's first Bitcoin ETF as ear...Jul 23, 2026, 07:05 AMJapanBitcoin
StablecoinsAdoptionJapan Logistics Giant AZ-COM Maruwa to Pay 2,300 Partners in JPYC StablecoinAZ-COM Maruwa, a major Japanese logistics company, plans to settle payments to 2,300 partners using JPYC, a yen-backed s...Jul 19, 2026, 04:03 PMAZ-COM MaruwaJPYC
AdoptionMacroNvidia Partners With Japan's Major Banks on AI InfrastructureNvidia announced a partnership with major Japanese banks to develop AI infrastructure, or "AI factories," aimed at accel...Jul 16, 2026, 10:14 AMNvidiaJapan
