Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Digital Headquarters discussed next-generation financial proposals centered on stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and the on-chaining of real-world assets (RWA). Takuya Hirai, who served as the first Digital Minister, stated via X, "A structural change where economy, finance, and payments are constantly connected and operate automatically through AI and blockchain has fully begun. Transactions, payments, and fundraising are being unified, and a new economic foundation where AI agents are responsible for real-time decision-making and execution is becoming a reality." He further warned, "As dollar-based stablecoins spread, competition for financial infrastructure leadership is intensifying. If Japan falls behind in this trend, its economic security and monetary sovereignty could be affected." The Digital Headquarters plans to designate finance as the '18th growth sector' and accelerate the development of on-chain financial infrastructure through public-private partnerships.
