Japan's proposed tax reform for fiscal year 2026 includes a separate tax on spot, derivatives, and ETF trading of cryptocurrencies.

[Japan's 2026 Tax Reform Proposes Separate Taxation on Cryptocurrency Spot, Derivative, and ETF Transactions] According to CoinPost, Japan has released its 2026 fiscal year tax reform outline, which proposes a different direction for the tax system of virtual currencies and gradually positions crypto assets as "financial products that contribute to the formation of national assets." The tax reform outline lists "spot trading," "derivative trading," and "ETFs" of virtual currencies as objects subject to separate taxation. However, not all crypto transactions will be included in the new system; staking, lending income, and NFT transactions may still be subject to comprehensive taxation.