On July 10, Japanese finance minister Satsuki Katayama confirmed Tokyo’s dedication to moving forward with a crypto ETF pathway during the QUICK Corp “OPEN QUICK 2026” conference, noting that the city has spent the last nine months laying the groundwork for this initiative.

With the continued growth in overseas volumes, the minister has stated that a safe environment for trading crypto ETFs is essential.

A major legislative move, however, provides support for this view: the reclassification measure that would allow ETFs has been enacted by the Lower House.

Taking action is something that is missing.

There is still a lot of anticipation in the market for what Japan can supply, as well as in the Upper House vote and secondary…