Polymarket Targets Japan Approval by 2030 in Global Prediction-Market Push

9 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 22

Polymarket has appointed a representative in Japan and is preparing to lobby for authorization of prediction markets there, according to people familiar with the plan.
2030 is the company’s target for winning government approval, reflecting a long-term effort rather than an imminent launch.
Japan is being pursued because Polymarket sees it as a large untapped business opportunity, extending the platform’s broader international expansion.

Will Japan embrace foreign cash-based prediction markets or favor its own non-wagering domestic alternatives?

How will Polymarket prove its markets reveal truth and are not just 'synthetic facts' controlled by wealthy whales?