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Crypto
Japan crypto rules set for major overhaul as FSA says digital finance policy goals met
Japan\'s Financial Services Agency has rated its digital finance policy as having met its goals, citing changes including an overhaul of cryptocurrency regulation and an expansion of stablecoin use. In a performance review covering July 2025 to June 2026, the agency gave its top grade to a category focused on responding strategically to societal changes driven by digitalisation. It highlighted shifting crypto oversight into a financial instruments framework and pursuing tax revisions.
Crypto
Japan\'s three megabanks to create joint stablecoin, seek issuance within 2026
Japan\'s three megabanks plan to issue a jointly created stablecoin during fiscal 2026. CoinPost reported that Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Mizuho Bank will soon reach a basic agreement and set up a council to flesh out operations. The plan assumes the banks obtain licences for electronic payment instrument transactions, with a trust bank acting as issuer trustee. The initiative is also tied to securities settlement tests using blockchain data.
AI & Enterprise
Japanese financial institutions get access to GPT-5.5; minister says Claude Mythos access also planned
OpenAI has allowed Japanese financial institutions to access its GPT-5.5 model to help defend against cyber attacks, Reuters reported on May 29. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (가타야마 사쓰키) called the move a major step in strengthening cyber defence after meeting OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon in Tokyo. Japan also plans to secure access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, she said. Japan launched a public-private working group in May to address cyber threats posed by Mythos to the financial system.