Japan RWA, Stablecoins, and BNB Ecosystem Closed-Door Exchange Meeting Held in Tokyo

On July 13, 2026, during WebX, the "Japan RWA, Stablecoin & BNB Ecosystem Closed-Door Exchange" was held at the Tokyo Toranomon Alcea Tower Conference. The event was organized by ASIAN STAR, co-organized by Hash Global, with BNB Chain serving as the blockchain ecosystem partner. It gathered traditional Japanese financial institutions, listed companies, real asset providers, stablecoin issuers, and Web3 infrastructure teams to conduct in-depth discussions around on-chain Real World Assets (RWA), stablecoin settlement, global distribution, and institutional on-chain finance.

From "Assets on Chain" to Institutional Financial Infrastructure

In his opening remarks, ASIAN STAR Chairman Wu Wenwei stated that Japan possesses high-quality real assets such as real estate, real estate trusts, fund equity, and REIT-related assets, which have stable cash flows and credit foundations. ASIAN STAR understands RWA as asset digitization and global distribution under compliance prerequisites, rather than simple token issuance; governance, valuation, information disclosure, KYC/AML, and investor suitability management are necessary foundations for Japanese assets to connect to the global on-chain financial system.

During the keynote speech session, Sean Wu discussed the liquidity potential of Japan's approximately 300 trillion yen real estate market. He introduced ASIAN STAR's concept of advancing asset segregation, tax efficiency, and compliance management using structures such as Japan's GK-TK, and combining BNB Chain's low-cost settlement, institutional-grade custody, and DeFi protocols to enable real estate and trust equity to further possess capabilities for automatic yield distribution, collateralized financing, and reinvestment. Relevant market size and yield data were shared on-site.

BNB Chain representative Zach pointed out that the RWA industry is shifting from explaining "what is RWA" to solving "how to achieve scale." Tokenized assets with true financial value should not merely be digital certificates staying in wallets, but should be able to enter real financial scenarios such as collateralization, lending, payment, and settlement. BNB Chain hopes to provide more efficient distribution and application infrastructure for Japanese assets using its global user network, stablecoin ecosystem, and on-chain liquidity.

Hash Global Founder KK proposed a synergistic framework of "Japanese High-Quality Assets + USD/JPY Stablecoins + BNB Chain Global Liquidity": the Japanese market is responsible for asset authenticity, compliance, and investor protection, while the public chain ecosystem provides international distribution, settlement efficiency, and subsequent liquidity. He also defined BNB as a "Value-Utility Token" that combines value capture and practical utility, and believes it is gradually becoming the core foundational asset of the open financial system.

Osaka Digital Exchange Representative Director and CEO Kimio Mikazuki shared the current development status of the Japanese Security Token market. According to his on-site introduction, the cumulative issuance scale of Japanese Security Tokens is approximately 350 billion yen, mainly composed of real estate beneficiary securities and corporate bonds; meanwhile, the market is still dominated by private chains and traditional broker distribution, and there is still significant room for expansion in connecting with global Web3 users, public chain ecosystems, and on-chain secondary liquidity.

Liquidity Starts with Trust, Compliance, and High-Quality Assets

The first roundtable, "Tokenization of Real World Assets and Compliance Boundaries," was moderated by Antalpha Japan Head Zhou Ruoyun, with participation from Kimio Mikazuki, DigiFT Founder and Group CEO Henry, Ondo Finance APAC and MENA Institutional Business Head Kunaal, and Asseto CEO Bridget. The consensus formed by the guests was: asset "on-chaining" itself is not the endpoint; liquidity first comes from trustworthy underlying assets and real bidirectional transaction demands, and relies on clear regulation, licensed partners, institutional custody, information disclosure, cross-market distribution, and market-making mechanisms.

Attending guests also pointed out that compliance is not just a cost or restriction, but infrastructure for institutional capital entry, asset security, and accountability tracing. For RWA projects, asset quality, product-market fit, and global distribution capabilities should be verified first before selecting a suitable tokenization structure, avoiding "tokenization for the sake of tokenization."

Stablecoins Become the Key Settlement Layer Connecting Japanese Assets and Global Capital

The second roundtable, "Stablecoins, On-Chain Settlement, and Global Liquidity," was moderated by KK, with participation from HashPort Founder and CEO Seiko Yoshida, BNB Chain representative Jong, and United Stables CEO Athena Yu. The discussion focused on how JPY stablecoins can further develop from domestic payment tools in Japan into cross-border settlement and global distribution channels for Japanese assets.

Guests believed that the primary foundation of stablecoins is trust, including brand, licenses, AML systems, reserve management, and predictable minting and redemption mechanisms; on this basis, issuers also need to build reliable fiat on/off-ramp channels, cross-currency liquidity pools, and partner distribution networks. As JPY stablecoin supply and usage scenarios gradually expand, they are expected to form a more efficient on-chain settlement loop with assets such as Japanese real estate, listed stocks, and money market funds.

Regarding the implementation conditions for Japanese RWA pilots, participants proposed that the first batch of projects needs to simultaneously possess clear licensed partners, compliance and privacy tools, institutional custody, investor suitability management, stablecoin settlement, fiat channels, as well as real global distribution and secondary liquidity solutions. High-quality assets, trustworthy institutions, and a relatively clear regulatory foundation are the core advantages of the Japanese market; how to connect global on-chain capital and users is the key issue to be solved in the next stage.

Signing Strategic Cooperation MOU to Jointly Advance Japanese Real Estate Fund Projects

At the end of the event, ASIAN STAR and Hash Global held a strategic cooperation MOU signing ceremony. Chairman Wu Wenwei and KK signed and exchanged documents on behalf of both parties. According to information announced on-site, both parties will cooperate around the development of Japanese real estate fund projects in the BNB Chain ecosystem, further exploring synergistic paths for compliant asset issuance, on-chain settlement, global distribution, and liquidity construction.

This closed-door exchange continued the discussions among all parties after the Hong Kong BNB Institutional Forum and established more specific cooperative dialogues for Japanese traditional financial institutions, asset providers, stablecoin issuers, and public chain ecosystems. As regulation, institutional participation, and on-chain infrastructure gradually mature, opportunities for Japanese RWA are no longer limited to "digitizing assets," but rather constructing institutional financial infrastructure covering issuance, settlement, distribution, trading, collateralization, and asset management. ASIAN STAR, Hash Global, and BNB Chain ecosystem partners will continue to promote the connection of high-quality Japanese assets with global Web3 capital, helping real world assets move towards broader on-chain applications.