Japan’s Financial Services Agency Establishes New Crypto Assets and Stablecoins Division, Toshiaki Adomi Appointed as First Director

Odaily News: The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) has announced personnel appointments. As part of its organizational restructuring, the agency has established a new "Crypto Assets and Stablecoins Division" dedicated to overseeing crypto assets and stablecoins, with Toshiaki Adomi appointed as its first Director. Adomi graduated from the Faculty of Law at Osaka University in 2002 before joining the FSA. He subsequently earned an MBA from the University of Birmingham in the UK and an LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science, holding positions in banking supervision and policy coordination. From July 2025, he served as a Counselor at the General Policy Bureau, and until August 1, 2026, held the role of Senior Counselor for Postal Savings and Insurance Supervision.