Bitcoin surged to a record high against the Japanese yen, with the BTC/JPY pair surpassing 18,640,000 on BitFlyer. This rise follows comments from Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, who supports a return to the pro-stimulus 'Abenomics' strategy. Sanae's emphasis on government and central bank coordination to drive demand-led inflation has fueled market expectations for fiscal easing. The yen weakened to 150.35 per U.S. dollar, marking its lowest level since August, while Japan's Nikkei index reached a new peak of 48,000 points. These developments reflect growing optimism in Japan's economic policy direction under Sanae's leadership.