--- title: "Japan’s Finance Minister Backs Crypto Integration Across Stock and Commodity Exchanges" type: "News" locale: "zh-CN" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/271490857.md" description: "Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has announced plans to integrate cryptocurrencies into the country's stock and commodity exchanges, designating 2026 as a pivotal \"digital year\" for capital-markets reform. This initiative aims to enhance public access to digital assets and follows the U.S. model of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The government is also working on regulatory changes, including reclassifying major cryptocurrencies as financial products and reducing the tax rate on crypto assets. These reforms are part of Japan's strategy to address economic challenges and position itself as a digital asset hub." datetime: "2026-01-05T09:33:33.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/271490857.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/271490857.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/271490857.md) --- > 支持的语言: [English](https://longbridge.com/en/news/271490857.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/271490857.md) # Japan’s Finance Minister Backs Crypto Integration Across Stock and Commodity Exchanges Japan is signaling that crypto is no longer a fringe experiment, but a pillar of its future financial system. In a clear show of political backing, the country’s finance minister has called for digital assets to be woven directly into Japan’s stock and commodity exchanges, positioning 2026 as a decisive “digital year” for capital-markets reform. > 🚨 JUST IN: 🇯🇵 JAPAN'S FINANCE MINISTER BACKS CRYPTO INTEGRATION ACROSS STOCK EXCHANGES! 🚀💥#Crypto#Japan#Finance#Blockchain#StockExchanges#FutureOfFinancepic.twitter.com/zYnvNnz5UP > > — Crypto News Hunters 🎯 (@CryptoNewsHntrs) January 5, 2026 Speaking during a New Year’s address at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said stock and commodity exchanges will play a “crucial” role in expanding public access to digital and blockchain-based assets. She pointed to the rise of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States as an example of how regulated, listed products can give investors exposure to crypto — and even act as inflation hedges — suggesting similar models could eventually take shape in Japan. At present, Japan does not offer any domestic crypto ETFs. Still, Katayama’s comments signal growing openness to integrating digital assets into familiar market structures rather than keeping them confined to standalone crypto platforms. Katayama described 2026 as Japan’s “digital year,” pledging full government support for exchanges to build an innovative, technology-driven trading environment that incorporates digital assets and other next-generation financial instruments. The minister’s remarks come amid a broader crypto reform push that gained momentum over the past year. In November, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) finalized plans to reclassify 105 major cryptocurrencies — including bitcoin and ether — as financial products, bringing them under existing regulatory frameworks and making it easier to integrate tokens into traditional financial markets. > BULLISH: 🇯🇵 Japan is now moving ahead of schedule to cut Ethereum tax by 35%! pic.twitter.com/n63uQEkyO1 > > — Crypto Emperor (@Cryptoemperor06) January 5, 2026 Regulators are also seeking to cut the maximum tax rate on qualifying crypto assets from 55% to 20%, aligning them more closely with stocks and investment trusts — a move widely seen as critical to improving Japan’s competitiveness as a digital asset hub. Japan has also begun cautiously opening the door for deeper banking-sector involvement in crypto. In October, regulators discussed allowing banks to trade and hold digital assets, while the FSA approved the country’s first yen-pegged stablecoin, JPYC, marking an important step toward regulated, tokenized yen use cases. > 6/ Japan’s stablecoin law changed the game. > > Only licensed banks and trust companies can issue yen stablecoins, fully reserved and transparent. > > JPYC aims for up to ¥10 trillion in issuance. These tokens need settlement rails. pic.twitter.com/DN5nvlrMCh > > — X Finance Bull (@Xfinancebull) January 4, 2026 Katayama framed these reforms as part of a wider effort to confront Japan’s long-standing structural challenges, including deflation, by channeling capital into growth sectors and digital infrastructure — with crypto, tokenization, and blockchain now firmly positioned within the government’s broader economic strategy. ## 相关资讯与研究 - [08:49 ETNewforma strengthens leadership team to accelerate innovation and durable growth](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281370918.md) - [Bahrain hopes for vote on revised Hormuz resolution on Friday](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281551927.md) - [Japan Post Holdings to Cancel 5.5% of Outstanding Shares](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/280773037.md) - [South Korea denies report it is considering paying Iran Hormuz transit fees](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281493098.md) - [IFPG Expands Franchise Consulting Platform with Acquisition of Business Alliance Inc.](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281414341.md)