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Rakuten to give Shiba Inu, Dogecoin for posting pet dog photos

Rakuten Wallet, the cryptocurrency service of Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten, has launched a campaign that pays users Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE) for posting pet dog photos. The contest targets up to 44 million potential participants and will select 11 winners. The move reflects a trend in Japan’s retail sector to use memecoins for customer acquisition, loyalty programmes and payment services, amid regulatory easing.

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Japan financial sector expands Ripple payment network; XRP potential as SWIFT alternative reaffirmed

Japanese financial institutions said an XRP-based cross-border remittance pilot confirmed costs up to 60 percent lower than the SWIFT system and settlement within 4 seconds. The test was presented at the \'XRP Tokyo 2026\' event and ran on an actual remittance corridor linking Japan and Southeast Asia. Ripple said it added 12 new currency pairs, while SBI Holdings was again cited as a key partner in Japan.