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CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 31, 2018
19-year-old CEO creates app to bring Japan's voters and politicians together
A 19-year-old Keio University student is aspiring to bridge the gap between politicians and citizens, especially young people, with an online platform app called PoliPoli that uses innovative technologies to facilitate communications between them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 6, 2018
Tokyo blockchain conference looks to uses of technology beyond headline-grabbing cryptocurrencies
The rise of cryptocurrencies has shone the spotlight on their underlying technology, which is known as the blockchain.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2018
U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to leave Japanese market
Kraken, one of the longest-operating cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, will end its trading services for Japanese residents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2018
Monex to acquire Coincheck to get cryptocurrency foothold: sources
Coincheck Inc., the cryptocurrency exchange hit by a massive theft earlier this year, has accepted a takeover bid by online brokerage Monex Group Inc., sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 4, 2018
Bank of Japan wants you to be wary of cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin investing is popular in Japan, but the nation has also had several high-profile cryptocurrency heists. Now, the central bank has come up with a rather negative Q&A for those seeking answers on cryptocurrencies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2018
Monex eyes acquisition of troubled cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck
Monex aims to enter the virtual currency business by acquiring Coincheck, which was hit by a massive hack in January that stole u00a558 billion worth of NEM cryptocurrency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2018
Bitcoin dives 10% to near $7,000 as dismal quarter nears end
Bitcoin's miserable quarter isn't over yet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2018
Cryptocurrency and AI all the buzz at tech conference Slush Tokyo
Cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence technologies took center stage this week at Slush Tokyo, one of the nation's largest tech conferences and an annual event that brings together startups, investors and more established businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2018
Unregulated ICOs threaten funding source for startups
The rising cryptocurrency boom has sparked a fundraising scheme called initial coin offerings that have become a money-pumping machine for startups but also have a problematic reputation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2018
As regulators play catch-up, internet firms curbing crypto ads, fearing damage from scams
A growing number of internet companies are banning cryptocurrency advertising, fearing reputational damage if their users are duped or left penniless, even as regulators struggle to get to grips with the fast-emerging industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2018
Warned by FSA, cryptocurrency giant Binance heads to Malta
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by traded value, is seeking a fresh start in the Mediterranean.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 21, 2018
Singapore-based NEM foundation ends tracking of stolen cryptocurrency
Singapore-based cryptocurrency organization NEM.io Foundation said Tuesday it has stopped tracking stolen NEM virtual currency, as it had since a massive hack of the Coincheck exchange in January.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2018
Is this legal? Making sense of the world's cryptocurrency rules
Getting your head around cryptocurrencies was hard enough before governments got involved. But now that policymakers around the world are drawing up fresh regulations on everything from exchanges to initial coin offerings, keeping track of what's legal has become just as daunting as figuring out which...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2018
Bitcoin slides as Google bans cryptocurrency advertising amid crackdown on scams
Alphabet Inc.'s Google said on Wednesday it was banning advertisements for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings, the latest internet company to clamp down on the sector amid growing concerns about scams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2018
G-20 financial heads to urge cryptocurrency monitoring to safeguard financial stability
The world's financial leaders will call on international standard-setting bodies March 20 for stronger monitoring of cryptocurrencies and related assets and to assess the need for a multilateral response as such assets could at some point threaten financial stability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2018
Coincheck to lift limits on trading and withdrawals imposed after digital money heist, and start repaying customers
Reeling from government reprimands over lax standards after a theft of ¥58 billion ($530 million) in digital money, cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc. said it would from Monday start repaying customers affected by the heist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 8, 2018
FSA suspends two virtual-currency exchanges in aftermath of Coincheck hack
One firm was punished because a senior official embezzled clients' cryptocurrency deposits, according to the FSA.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2018
As holders of cryptocurrencies win and lose on trades, exchanges rake in billions in fees
Digital-asset exchanges are emerging as one of the biggest winners of the cryptocurrency boom.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 2, 2018
Speculating on the future of initial coin offerings
Governments are only now waking up to the need to regulate ICOs and their related tokens.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 27, 2018
Japan's financial regulation shake-up seen as a game changer for banks
The Financial Services Agency is laying the groundwork for a regulatory overhaul that could lead to a shake-up in Japan's ¥1 quadrillion banking industry.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

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