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MUFG blockchain JGB repo settlement experiment

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Latest: MUFG launches blockchain experiment for JGB repo transactions

Four entities within the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)—including MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking—have launched a proof-of-concept to settle Japanese gover

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Japan PM defamation video and crypto scandal continues

6 clusters · 21 sources · last updated

Latest: Sanae Takaichi faces allegations over election videos and crypto

The controversy began in early June 2026 when Prime Minister Sanae Takahashi was accused of commissioning defamatory videos against political rivals. Audio of a meeting between her chief secretary and a video producer wa

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Japan crypto regulatory overhaul

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Latest: Japan's FSA introduces new crypto anti-fraud and regulatory measures

Japan’s 2026 regulatory overhaul has progressed from cabinet approval in April to full parliamentary passage by mid‑July, moving crypto assets from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (

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