Despite the high-profile meeting between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the crypto market showed no visible reaction, according to CryptoQuant’s latest 0 announcement of extensive bilateral commitments, including multibillion-dollar US investments and strategic cooperation pledges, failed to move Bitcoin’s price, which is currently trading above $113,000. Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index surged to a record high above 50,000 points, driven by the yen’s depreciation and strong export-driven momentum. Japan’s Crypto Void Deepens CryptoQuant’s data over the past 12 months shows a weak correlation coefficient of approximately 0.2 to 0.4 between Bitcoin and the Nikkei 1 US equities and macroeconomic developments often exert significant influence on crypto sentiment, the same cannot be said for Japan’s political and financial shifts, which appear to have little impact on Bitcoin’s 2 report attributes this disconnect to Japan’s limited role in global Bitcoin ownership and market 3 and regional holders represent only a small fraction of the total global Bitcoin 4 is vastly different from the US, where investors and international institutions dominate ownership and accumulation 5 a pattern indicates Japan’s marginal position in crypto 6 analysis also notes that Japanese policymakers have yet to prioritize Bitcoin or digital assets as a key component of national economic or technological 7 the United States, where exchange-traded funds (ETFs), regulatory developments, and institutional engagement shape market behavior, Japan’s influence remains minimal.
“If Japan seeks to reclaim relevance in global finance – whether in crypto, AI, or green tech – it must undertake deep structural 8 then, even historic summits won’t move the needle in crypto.” Beyond the Political Stage Japan’s corporate sector appears increasingly willing to fill part of that 9 instance, Tokyo-listed Metaplanet has become a major example after adopting a Bitcoin-first treasury approach in 2024 to hedge against the yen’s persistent weakness and sluggish domestic 10 company now holds 30,823 BTC and ranks as the fourth-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury worldwide and the largest in 11 this year, South Korean-Japanese game publisher Nexon also expanded its holdings with the purchase of 1,717 12 July, Japanese AI firm Quantum Solutions announced plans to build a Bitcoin reserve of up to 3,000 BTC over the next year, while long-standing textile company Kitabo revealed it would accumulate Bitcoin through a dollar-cost averaging strategy.
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