Japan's tournament scene is dominated by FX-broker demo contests. Gaitame.com's バーチャルFX runs quarterly (currently 第57回), and moomoo×JPX runs the major annual stock paper-trading contest. JFSA inducement rules limit live-money rank contests on regulated brokers, so offshore platforms (FXGT, XMTrading, Fintokei prop) carry most of the cash-prize action with grey-zone disclaimers. Japanese crypto exchanges (bitFlyer, Coincheck, GMO Coin) run only キャンペーン deposit lotteries, not rank tournaments.
The contest culture splits cleanly: JFSA-licensed brokers run virtual / paper contests (Gaitame バーチャルFX, moomoo × JPX 日本株デモ, 日経STOCKリーグ for students); offshore platforms (FXGT, XMTrading, Fintokei) carry the live-money cash-prize action under JFSA 無登録海外業者 disclaimers. Fintokei in particular has grown rapidly since entering Japan in early 2023 — it is now the firm's most active market by trader count, with significant aggregate payouts to Japanese traders. Japanese crypto exchanges (bitFlyer, Coincheck, GMO Coin) tend toward キャンペーン deposit lotteries rather than rank-based PnL tournaments because of regulatory-inducement-rule overlap.
Moshin (もーしん) is a Japanese crypto investor and day trader who runs the daily-cadence YouTube channel "Moshin / ビットコイン" (150K subscribers) and an online trade school called "gloways," with a free comm
Japanese crypto trader Mr. Ken — Top Captain at Bybit's WSOT 2023 — runs bilingual JP/EN trading channels from Bangkok and built his following on calling Bitcoin's August 2024 drop from $70K to $50K in real time.
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How many trading traders from Japan are in this directory?
2 published trader profiles. Each profile links to source-verified tournament results, public social channels, and career achievements. New profiles are added as they clear our editorial review — typically 3-5 business days after submission.
Who curates the Japan trader directory?
The trading-tournaments.com editorial team. Every profile is fact-checked against the trader's tournament sources (exchange announcements, championship archives, brokerage-audited records). Only traders with a verifiable public result appear here. Anonymous, unverified claims are rejected.
Can I submit a trader from Japan to this directory?
Yes — traders (or people with permission from a trader) can submit a profile at /traders/submit. Include a proof link (tournament result page, exchange leaderboard, championship result URL), the trader's public socials, and a short bio. Editorial review runs 3-5 business days and either publishes or requests clarification.
What counts as a "verified" trader in this directory?
A verified trader carries an independently-audited performance record — typically a broker-audited annual return (Robbins World Cup, U.S. Investing Championship), a third-party track-record verification service (MMVR, Verify My Trade), or a fully-transparent on-chain record. Self-reported returns don't qualify. The ✓ Verified badge on a profile card indicates this status.