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Japan's GMO Internet Unveils New Blockchain KYC Project

Japanese digital services firm GMO Internet has debuted its latest blockchain project: a "know your customer" app aimed at the banking industry.

By Stan HigginsOct 19, 2017

Japanese IT giant Fujitsu and three major banks have announced plans to pilot a peer-to-peer money transfer system built with blockchain technology.

Inside Japan's largest energy firm, one man is looking to blockchain to decrease the country's reliance on nuclear – and prevent another disaster.

A former IMF economist has joined the chorus of critical voices on bitcoin of late, going so far as to predict that its price will collapse.

By Marc HochsteinOct 10, 2017

Japan's Financial Services Agency has issued operating licenses to 11 bitcoin exchanges, the regulator announced today.

Japanese telecom giant KDDI has become the latest major corporation to join the ranks of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 29, 2017

The president and CEO of the Mizuho Financial Group "megabank" has spoken out on the potential of blockchain to disrupt financial incumbents.

Japan's Financial Services Agency will begin more closely monitoring cryptocurrency exchanges from next month.

The CEO of Japanese finance group MUFG said today that big bank-issued digital currencies aren't quite the same as bitcoin.

Fujitsu is joining up with a Japanese banking association in a bid to help member banks build and test real-world blockchain solutions.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 15, 2017

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