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Japan’s Financial Services Agency has approved rules allowing qualifying foreign trust-type stablecoins to operate within the country’s regulated payment system from June 1, 2026.

SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities are preparing cryptocurrency investment trusts that would allow retail investors to gain exposure to bitcoin and ethereum through standard brokerage accounts, according to a Nikkei Asia survey published Sunday.

Sota Watanabe said Japan could launch its first bank-issued yen stablecoin within the next few months as the country expands regulated digital asset infrastructure.

Japan intervened aggressively in currency markets after the yen weakened close to 160 against the US dollar, triggering a sharp reduction in speculative bearish positions against the Japanese currency.

The Japanese yen surged about 1.8% in the span of a half hour during the afternoon of the Asia session and topped 155.04 per dollar, renewing speculation that the country is intervening in the market. The currency later pared some of the advance. David Savage reports on Bloomberg Television.

Tobias Harris, Founder and Principal Japan Foresight, discusses Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi's visit to Australia as Tokyo looks to strengthen ties with a key regional partner and build on an updated Indo Pacific strategy outlined during her recent trip to Vietnam. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud Watts on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade.

Japan’s Japan Exchange Group is targeting a 2027 launch for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, contingent on regulatory and tax reforms.

Peter Guenthardt, Head of APAC Global Corporate and Investment Banking at Bank of America, discusses the outlook for deals in Asia in light of the Iran war. He also shares the company's hiring plans in the region. He speaks exclusively with Haslinda Amin from the sidelines of the "BofA Breakthrough Technology Dialogue" conference on Insight with Haslinda Amin.

President Donald Trump is asked by a reporter why the US didn't tell Japan ahead of time about its strike on Iran. "Who knows better about surprise than Japan?" he said, turning to the Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with a chuckle. She was visiting the White House.

The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.75% due to uncertainty surrounding the Middle East conflict. Bloomberg's Shery Ahn has more.