Japan

MUFG, NTT Data Trial Blockchain for Cross-Border Trade

MUFG and NTT Data are collaborating on a blockchain proof-of-concept aimed to foster trade between Singapore and Japan.

A futures exchange in Tokyo is reportedly taking the first steps toward launching bitcoin-related products.

By Stan HigginsDec 5, 2017

Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream has expanded its partnership with IT firm Digital Garage to boost blockchain development in Japan.

Japan's Financial Services Agency has issued a statement warning investors of the risks associated with initial coin offerings or ICOs.

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

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