Japan's Lawson to Pilot Yen Stablecoin Payments In-Store Starting August
Lawson, KDDI, and HashPort will test yen stablecoin payments at a Tokyo store, targeting staff-only transactions to evaluate checkout speed, system compatibility, and wallet usability.
Japan's convenience store giant Lawson will partner with KDDI and HashPort to conduct a technical verification of yen stablecoin payments at its Tokyo Takana Gateway City store starting August 2026.
Participating employees will use the HashPort Wallet to make payments, while the store will connect its existing POS system via HashPort Wallet for Biz. The pilot aims to test checkout flow, payment speed, system compatibility, and wallet operation experience. Currently, the trial is limited to select employees of the three companies and is not yet open to general consumers.
The official announcement from the three parties did not disclose the specific stablecoin name, so it is premature to describe this as a confirmed JPYC payment pilot. The test also does not indicate that Lawson has decided on a full rollout, but it provides a new validation case for stablecoins entering everyday retail scenarios such as convenience stores.
