News Japan: Ripple (XRP) News: SBI Group Is Building Japan’s First XRP ETF
Japan’s biggest financial group is moving to list an XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) ETF on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. SBI Holdings filed two ETF applications with Japan’s Financial Services Agency in August 2025, including what would be the country’s first spot XRP product. The plan targets $32 billion in assets under management within three years of ... Ripple (XRP) News: SBI Group Is Building Japan’s First XRP ETF
News Japan: Digital Wallet’s Tax Refund Fintech Platform Wins Japan Financial Innovation Award (JFIA) 2026
Digital Wallet’s TAX REFUND JAPAN wins the Japan Financial Innovation Award (JFIA) 2026 for digitalizing tax refunds for international visitors. TOKYO, JAPAN, March ...
News Japan: Japan Continues to Relax Registration Requirements – Simplified Type 1 FIBO Registration
Japanese regulators have been significantly amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), similar to other jurisdictions seeking to innovate and relax regulatory requirements in order to ...
News Japan: How the JPYC Stablecoin Could Lead Japan’s Digital Finance Comeback
On August 18, stablecoin issuer JPYC received Japan’s first funds transfer service provider license. This signals the Japanese government’s intent to reassert financial leadership within the ...
News Japan: Japan Classifies Crypto as Financial Instrument: Historic Shift Sparks Investor Optimism
Japan’s cabinet approved a bill classifying crypto as a financial instrument. The new law adds bans on insider trading, mandatory disclosures, and higher penalties. This ...
News Japan: History of Japan's intervention in currency markets
TOKYO, May 1 : Japan's yen rebounded sharply against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after authorities intervened to prop up the embattled currency from near two-year lows.The yen surged as much as 3 per cent in London trading hours after Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama warned that "decisive" action wa
News Japan: Japan to Provide 90-B.-Yen Soft Loans to Vietnam
Hanoi, March 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan and Vietnam on Friday concluded an agreement that Tokyo will provide 90 billion yen in soft loans to the Southeast Asian country as part of its official development assistance program. Of the sum, 50 billion yen will go to projects aimed at
News Japan: Japan pledges $73B in US investment after prime minister meets with Trump at White House
Japan pledged to invest $73 billion in American next-generation ânuclear reactor and gas-fired power plant projects Thursday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichiâs White House meeting with President Trump.Â
News Japan: Employment Contracts in Japan: A Quick Guide
Understanding employment contracts in Japan is essential for ensuring compliance and maintaining fair workplace practices. In this article we outline the key legal requirements and best practices for ...
News Japan: In workaholic Japan, ‘job-leaving agents’ help avoid quitting awkwardly
TOKYO (AP) — In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that’s considered shameful. Enter “taishoku daiko,” or ...
News Japan: In Japan, where job-hopping is frowned upon, agents help people escape the awkwardness of quitting
In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that’s considered shameful. Enter "taishoku daiko," or "job-leaving ...
News Japan: Australian dollar reaches '40-year high' against Japan's yen, as cheap holidays fuel tourism surge
Australia's exchange rate with Japan has grown increasingly favourable to tourists, which have surged to record numbers and topped more than one million visitors in 2025.
News Japan: Japan's yen has seen wild swings this year — is it still a safe-haven asset?
Throughout most of 2024, the yen has seen sharp volatility, with the currency weakening in June to levels not seen since 1986 and prompting the Bank of Japan to intervene. The yen strengthened over 12 ...
News Japan: Japan data suggests possible yen intervention of around $22 billion
The Japanese currency popped 3% against the dollar late Thursday as the market responded to surprisingly soft U.S. inflation data. Markets analysts speculated that policymakers had used the ...
News Japan: Taxation of foreign investors in Japan through Japanese Investment Funds and the FY2026 tax reform
Against the backdrop of Japan’s efforts to promote startup investment and advance the “Tokyo as an International Financial Center” initiative,...
News Japan: 20,000-square-foot Japanese marketplace coming to Industry City
On Saturday, Nov. 24, the massive waterfront complex will officially welcome Japan Village, a 20,000-square-foot authentic Japanese marketplace featuring a specialty grocer, food stalls, a Japanese pub/restaurant/cocktail bar known as an izakaya, and a liquor store.
News Japan: Japan’s Best ETF Trade of 2026 Is Down 9% in a Month and Oil Is Just Getting Started
Providing investors with access to the Japanese stock market in a single trade, the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) was one of the best-performing developed-market funds through early 2026, riding political optimism traders dubbed the “Takaichi trade.” That run has hit a wall. EWJ is down 9% over the past month, even as it holds ... Japan’s Best ETF Trade of 2026 Is Down 9% in a Month and Oil Is Just Getting Started
News Japan: 5 Things to Know About the Japan Airlines USA Credit Card
The Japan Airlines USA Credit Card is issued by FNBO and is the first and only co-branded card offered by Japan Airlines that's available in the U.S. The card offers decent rewards for travel, depending on what annual fee you pay, but comes with lackluster travel perks and limited transfer partners.
