Overview
- Japan’s cabinet approved a Financial Instruments and Exchange Act overhaul that raises fines for insider trading and market manipulation and brings crypto assets under the law, including a ban on trades using undisclosed events like an issuer’s bankruptcy with penalties of up to 10 years in custody or a ¥10 million fine for unregistered sales.
- The prime minister and Tokyo’s governor attended the first national–metropolitan council meeting at the prime minister’s office to align growth plans, with the agenda covering digital services, disaster resilience, smart‑city work, and the shape of local taxes under a framework chaired by the chief cabinet secretary.
- Government sources said Japan and the United States plan to formally agree soon on returning about 5 hectares from the Kishaba housing area at Camp Zukeran in Okinawa, with handover to follow once on‑base relocation is finished under a 2013 return plan that targets timing subject to construction progress.
- JR companies said they will launch a “show‑the‑screen” mobile commuter pass in spring 2027 so riders at stations without IC card gates can present a smartphone app to staff, using Mobile Suica and Mobile ICOCA for both work and school trips, with app‑based purchase removing the need to visit a ticket counter though some stations may be excluded.
- Russia’s president announced a 32‑hour pause in fighting tied to Orthodox Easter, stating all combat operations against Ukraine would stop from 4 p.m. Moscow time on April 11.