Japanese convenience store operator Lawson will begin a trial of yen‑denominated JPYC stablecoin payments at its Takanawa Gateway City location in Tokyo’s Minato Ward in early August. Lawson said the project is Japan’s first stablecoin payment test directly linked to a point‑of‑sale system, a claim made by the company before the trial starts. The integration will allow customers to open a supported mobile wallet, display a barcode, and have a Lawson employee scan the code with the store’s existing POS terminal; HashPort will then update the customer’s JPYC balance using verified checkout data. The trial will measure system reliability and transaction speed, and will assess whether the process fits normal store operations without slowing customers or increasing employee workload during busy periods. Lawson intends to compare the stablecoin flow with card and QR payments, reviewing processing steps, error handling and the time required to complete each sale. The test follows earlier JPYC adoptions by okonomiyaki restaurant chain Chibo, which began accepting the token at select locations in April, and by dental clinics in Tokyo and Chiba that plan to add JPYC payments. Japan’s three largest banks—MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho—are developing yen‑based stablecoin services for live use in fiscal 2026, while Ripple and SBI launched the dollar‑backed RLUSD in June 2026 after approval from the Financial Services Agency.