Japan stablecoin payments advance with Lawson trial, Netstars launch
Japan's Lawson convenience stores will trial yen stablecoin payments in August via HashPort's non-custodial wallet, while Netstars simultaneously launches merchant services supporting USDC, USDT, and JPYC across Solana and Polygon. These moves signal accelerating stablecoin adoption in retail, leveraging Japan's regulated framework established in 2023 to simplify merchant operations and reduce crypto complexity for consumers.
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