Laser Digital Japan, Nomura Holdings’ digital-assets division, added Shiba Inu to a six-token roster after Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) granted its exchange registration on August 21, 2026, the country’s first new crypto exchange license in four years. SHIB joined Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin, with Laser Digital Japan initially planning liquidity services before broader institutional trading options. The move followed SHIB’s inclusion on the Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association’s Green List in November 2025 and Rakuten Wallet’s SHIB/JPY trading pairs in April 2026. Separately, about 41.8 million SHIB were burned in 24 hours, lifting the reported burn rate more than 441%, while exchange netflow fell to 212.3 billion SHIB from more than 1 trillion. SHIB’s price performance varied across reports, from an earlier 22% one-day gain to a later 5.19% 24-hour increase at $0.00000567 and nearly 28% weekly growth. Its market capitalization stabilized between $3.22 billion and $3.26 billion, and the token reclaimed its 200-day moving average for the first time in 2026. Potential Japanese tax changes for Green List assets could affect demand, as crypto gains can currently be taxed as miscellaneous income at rates of up to 55%.