Japan's ruling party just made on-chain finance national policy Japan's Liberal Democratic Party formally approved the "Next-generation AI and On-Chain Finance Concept" Tuesday, a blueprint to rebuild the country's financial plumbing around blockchain settlement, yen stablecoins, and tokenized bank deposits. The pitch is built for AI agents: the LDP argues autonomous agents can't hold bank accounts and need programmable, always-on rails to transact, so blockchain stablecoins and tokenized deposits become the infrastructure for 24/7 machine commerce. It explicitly warns Japan risks dependence on dollar stablecoins like $USDT and $USDC if it doesn't move. Next: the FSA drafts a five-year roadmap. Cabinet may fold it into June's economic policy.