A Japanese corporate pension fund plans to start investing in crypto assets in fiscal 2026, in a rare move for the country’s retirement sector.Â
Summary
- Japan’s National Business Corporate Pension Fund plans a 1% crypto allocation through passive multi-asset funds.
- The fund reportedly framed crypto as currency-risk diversification, not a short-term return strategy for growth.
- Japan’s changing crypto rules could give institutions clearer paths to ETFs, futures, and tax relief.
The National Business Corporate Pension Fund, based in Okayama City, serves about 1,200 small and medium-sized companies and manages about 21.3 billion yen, or roughly $136 million,
