Metaplanet Wins Shareholder Backing for U.S. Bitcoin Treasury Arm 'Superplanet'

Binance Pay Expands Into Real-World Merchant Networks After Japan and Bhutan Integrations

Metaplanet Plans ¥52 Billion Bond Sale to Refinance Bitcoin Loans

Metaplanet Sells Bitcoin for the First Time, Still Becomes World's Second-Largest Corporate Holder

Metaplanet Pushes Bitcoin Holdings to 44,000 BTC After Q3 Trades

Metaplanet Ends Q3 With 44,000 BTC After Selling 10,000 and Buying 11,000

KDDI Puts a Crypto Wallet Inside au PAY, Japan's Everyday Payment App

Remixpoint Sells All Altcoin Holdings, Goes Bitcoin-Only

SBI VC Trade Slashes Bitcoin Spread to 3,333 Yen in Limited-Time Campaign

JPYC Circulation Passes ¥2 Billion, DeFi Doors Open but Liquidity Gap Remains

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Japan is a major crypto hub with high retail participation and a regulated exchange environment. A natural disaster of this scale could temporarily disrupt local trading activity and amplify global risk aversion, especially given the current macro headwinds (high BTC dominance, altcoin underperformance). However, past Japanese earthquakes have had limited lasting impact on crypto markets unless they affect critical infrastructure like power grids or internet connectivity.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan, caused people to be trapped inside Aeon Mall, with some reports of an explosion and several injuries.

Kumamoto Earthquake Traps Shoppers in Aeon Mall; Crypto Market Shrugs Off Unconfirmed Explosion Reports

Kumamoto Earthquake's Unconfirmed Explosion Mirrors Crypto's Rumor-Driven Volatility – But Smart Money Ignores the Noise

Japanese Game Developer Gumi Launches Bitcoin and Altcoin Fund with SBI

Japan PM Takaichi Denies Any Link to 'Sanae Token' Crypto Project

Metaplanet to Issue Bitcoin-Backed Bonds With 4-6% Yield

SBI Holdings Acquires Coinhako, Partners With Solana, Plans Yen Stablecoin

Metaplanet Buys Siiibo Securities to Issue Bitcoin-Backed MARS Shares