Japan’s FSA aims to classify crypto as financial products, raising standards and opening doors for broader institutional use.

SMBC is partnering with Ava Labs and Fireblocks to launch a stablecoin, enhancing cross-border payments, as Japan leads in stablecoin regulations.

It could offer voluntary restraints on exports, or it could offer to buy more from the U.S. in order to reduce the trade ...

The Japanese banking giant is the latest example of a roster of firms eyeing the booming stablecoin market, which has grown some 50% to around $230 billion in a year.

Japanese whisky finally got a set of standards and regulations in 2021… that were completely voluntary. Then last year, those rules became official… except they were still voluntary. Still, many of ...

As global negotiations on a binding plastic pollution treaty stall, individual countries are stepping up their efforts to ...

In an evolving financial landscape, Japan is taking significant strides to redefine the regulatory framework surrounding cryptocurrencies. Recently, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) proposed ...

Trump's new tariffs trigger selloff, framed as correction to trade imbalance. China faces 37% duties, EU 20%, Japan 24%. Tech ...

The tariffs will harm the US auto industry's efforts to develop electric vehicles, benefiting China's dominance in the market ...

PetroVietnam and Japanese partners ink a landmark PSC agreement, strengthening strategic energy cooperation and reaffirming ...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative released a report highlighting foreign trade barriers that could ...

Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--An estimated 41,969 bodies in Japan were unclaimed in fiscal 2023, accounting for 2.7 pct of ...