Financial Insights That Matter Circle Internet Financial is set to launch its USDC stablecoin in Japan on 26 March, in collaboration with SBI Holdings. The company, via its local subsidiary Circle Japan KK, will offer USDC to businesses and consumers. Earlier this month, cryptocurrency exchange SBI VC Trade, which is part of SBI Holdings, secured […]
Financial Insights That Matter Circle plans to launch USDC in Japan on March 26 through a partnership with local heavyweight SBI Holdings, marking a significant milestone for both the global stablecoin market and Japanâs blockchain ecosystem. âJapan has long been at the forefront of the adoption of Web3 and blockchain technology, and Japanâs regulatory leadership […]
Financial Insights That Matter Circle has announced it is leveraging its Japanese entity, Circle Japan KK, and local partnerships to drive the adoption of Circle platforms and technologies in Japan. In a move that aims to further cement its operation in Japan, Circleâs local partners will leverage Circleâs platforms to enable the adoption of USDC in […]
Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Japan named Kazuto Uchida, a former Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. economist, as the head of the Government Pension Investment Fund. Most Read from Bloomberg Bond market veteran Uchida will take over from current President Masataka Miyazono on April 1 for a five-year term to manage one of the […]
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Financial Insights That Matter [TOKYO] Norinchukin Bank left the banking industryâs largest climate alliance, walking away from a group thatâs already been abandoned by US and Canadian heavyweight lenders. The Japanese agricultural bank has withdrawn from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a spokesperson said on Tuesday (Mar 25), confirming an earlier report by the Nikkei […]
Financial Insights That Matter Tyler Le/DI US exceptionalism has stumbled in 2025 as markets struggle against trade war and economic uncertainty. BlackRock recommends investors look to Japan and China for alternatives. The firm remains overweight on the US, though tariffs and rising yields are a threat. As the market’s US exceptionalism narrative wanes this year, […]
Financial Insights That Matter This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get the newsletter delivered every weekday morning. Explore all of our newsletters here Good morning. We start with an interview with Japanâs finance minister, who warned that the country […]
Financial Insights That Matter By Sudarshan Varadhan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. allies Japan and South Korea would struggle to quickly ramp up shipbuilding to meet U.S. demand for alternatives under President Donald Trump’s plan to impose port fees on China-linked ships, a top Japanese shipping executive said on Monday. The Trump administration is drafting an […]
Financial Insights That Matter Japanâs Seventh Strategic Energy Plan (SEP), approved in February 2025, emphasizes a âstable energy supplyâ in the countryâs energy security strategy. The plan aims to increase the self-development ratioa metric officially referred to as the âindependent development ratio,â which encourages Japanese companies to invest directly in fossil fuel development and production […]