Business

AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings, a key logistics distributor for Amazon Japan, will pay roughly 2,300 subcontractors and truck drivers in JPYC, Japan's first regulated yen-pegged stablecoin. The move, announced July 20, 2026, is the largest corporate payroll use of a stablecoin in Japan to date and comes alongside a separate JPYC pilot at a Lawson convenience store.