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Japan's FSA includes 'onchain finance' in its fiscal 2026 plan

  • —The FSA enshrined onchain finance in its annual plan for fiscal 2026
  • —An 'Onchain Finance in the AI Era' forum is being created with government and business participation
  • —Priorities are tokenization of stocks and bonds and faster settlements
  • —An 'Asian Day' on cross-border transfers will be held at Japan Fintech Week 2027
Why it matters: Japan is turning its tokenization strategy into concrete regulatory steps, which could accelerate institutional adoption of onchain settlement in Asia.
Source: CoinDesk Japan
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