All Episodes

Japanese banks chase aggressive profit growth

NetStars Reaches Profitability: Record Transaction Volume and Cost Efficiency Drive First Full-Year Surplus Since Listing

The Toyota Showdown: Elliott Draws a Line in the Sand

Amendments of the Payment Services Act Released for Public Comment

Four Surprising Takeaways from FUNDINNO's IPO

Crypto-Assets to be Reclassified under Securities Regulation

 The Bank of Japan's October Monetary Policy Meeting

The LDP & Japan Innovation Party Coalition Agreement

 The Impact of Aging and AI on Japan's Labor Market

Scaling Inclusive Transition Finance in the ASEAN Region

Nomura's Global Markets Franchise

Tokyo Moves Up Seven Spots in the 38th Global Financial Centres Index

The Takaichi Doctrine

Upper House Elections and the Japanese Yen

NEDO's Innovation Outlook

Metaplanet's Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

MUFG's Monthly Outlook for the Japanese Yen

METI's 2025 White Paper on International Economy and Trade

LIFENET Insurance Company

Escalate to De-escalate? US-China tariff pause and USD/Asia impact

SMBC Acquires 20% Stake in YES BANK

Current Survey on Japanese Startups' Overseas Expansion

Progmat Starts "Project Pax" Phase 2 for stablecoin remittances

Quick launches JPY-denominated Bitcoin Index

Asset Management Nation 2.0

Circle launches its USDC stablecoin in Japan

Oki Matsumoto on the Coincheck opportunity

Digital Garage acquires e-money issuer Pocket Change

MUFG's record-breaking third-quarter results

The upside of Japan’s digital cliff

Soccer star Keisuke Honda raises JPY 15bn fund

Korea passes Japan in nominal GDP

Recent developments in cryptocurrency and stablecoins

Nissay acquires Resolution Life

MUFG Innovation Partners invests in Kasanare

Japan Private Capital Breakdown 2024 (PitchBook)

DMM Bitcoin to shut down

Why is MUFG acquiring WealthNavi?

Japan Smart Chain revealed to provide Japan a sovereign blockchain

Sony Financial acquires justInCase

FSA contemplates cryptocurrency brokerage license

Woodstock is now available for foreign residents in Japan

Global Brain and Tencent co-lead investment in UPSIDER

What is WealthNavi?

Rakuten Bank crushes expectations, raises guidance

SmartBank raises JPY 4.08bn in first close of Series B

Mizuho Financial Group acquires 14.99% of Rakuten Card

The Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Meeting (MPM)

PayPay acquires Credit Engine

Money Forward reports Q3 results

Wise granted approval to join Zengin

JSCC and DTCC's Digital Asset Collaboration

Hakuhodo partners with Tools for Humanity

Aptos Labs acquires HashPalette

PayPay launches “PayPay Automated Investment”

TSE revises procedures for company disclosures

Mizuho to invest in Rakuten Card, Rakuten to cancel FinTech reorganization

JIC's Venture Capital Market Update for H1/2024

SMBC invests JPY 10bn in Infcurion, combining to create leading digital payments platform

Tokyo ranks #20 among Global Financial Centers

The BOJ stands pat

FinTech Laws & Regulations

Japan FinTech Observer #77

Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) for Japan Open Chain

The FSA's administrative policy for the fiscal year 2024

TEPCO firm uses surplus green energy to mine bitcoins

Japan's framework for stablecoins

Charles Hoskinson talks about incentives

Japan’s three mega banks to stop issuing paper bills and checks

The FSA’s “Requests for Tax Reform in FY2025”

Project Pax