Prediction Market Polymarket Restricts Access in Japan, Financial Services Agency Cautious

Leading prediction market Polymarket has recently updated its geographic restriction policy. Japan has been included among the 33 countries where access to Polymarket is restricted. Such restrictions are applied to countries sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) or those added for specific regulatory compliance reasons. Japan is considered to be in the latter category. According to Polymarket, Japan is now...