Mitsui Launches Digital Securities for Aircraft

Mitsui Launches Japan’s First Digital Securities for Aircraft and Ships

• Mitsui & Co. will offer digital securities for fractional ownership of aircraft and ships through its Alterna platform.
• These securities will allow retail investors to invest in capital-intensive assets with a minimum investment of approximately 100,000 yen ($630).
• The digital securities market in Japan more than doubled in 2025, reaching an issuance of 152.9 billion yen.
• Mitsui aims to increase digital securities sales to 100 billion yen by fiscal year 2030.
• Japan plans to double shipbuilding output by 2035, with aircraft demand expected to more than double by 2043.

Mitsui & Co.’s introduction of digital securities for aircraft and ships marks a significant development in Japan’s expanding digital securities market, which saw a notable increase in issuance in 2025. This move allows retail investors broader access to high-value assets through fractional ownership.