The upper house of Japan’s National Diet passed the revised Payment Services Act (PSA) on Friday, resulting in big changes ...

Japanese regulators will review the nation’s cryptocurrency regulations, which could lead to tax cuts for the sector and make way for the launch of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the nation.

Since the amendment of Japan’s Payment Services Act in April 2017, all crypto exchanges in the country are required to register with the FSA. Counting Huobi’s recent merger with BitTrade ...

At a time when private cryptocoins are becoming more and more popular, Japan’s Financial Security Agency (FSA) has announced that there will be an outright ban on all cryptocurrencies that ...

The new group, which will include members of the Japanese Bankers Association, will begin meeting next month, said the sources, who were not authorised to discuss the matter publicly. FSA and bank ...

Japanese brokerages have reported at least 1,454 cases of hacked trading worth almost ¥100 billion ($700 million) since February, as phishing scams soar in the country, the nation’s financial ...

But dealings with criminal groups in Japan are prohibited under a special ... "serious problems" with its compliance systems, the FSA said.

TOKYO -- Japan raised the pressure on some of its biggest banks to clean up their act, ordering 15 lenders to improve profits or face penalties, including possible firing of management.

After the introduction of Japan’s rules in April, exchanges were given six months to register and Coincheck, which had been established in August 2012, was one of them, filing its application in ...

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan is working on lifting the ban on the domestic distribution of stablecoins, planning to allow certain stablecoins later this year. “This does not mean ...

Online brokerage accounts in Japan continue to be hijacked in significant numbers, according to the Financial Services Agency ...