According to Nikkei, Japanese convenience store chain Lawson will, in early August, collaborate with digital asset wallet company HashPort to conduct a JPYC Japanese yen stablecoin payment trial at its Goteny Gateway City store in Takanawa, Minato Ward, Tokyo. Consumers can complete payment by using a mobile wallet barcode. Lawson said this is the first time in Japan that stablecoin payments have been integrated with the POS system; the trial will validate system stability and real-world payment latency, and based on that will decide whether to introduce it officially.