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Japan Security Token Offering Association: The Way of Self-Regulation

10.10.2019
The emergent Japan Security Token Offering Association aims to renovate the STO market via self-regulation, promising to create a standard for others to follow. But are there any drawbacks to this novel approach?

Crypto Donations to Politicians Are Unregulated in Japan: Report

8.10.2019
Japanese politicians are barred from accepting cash and security donations but can receive crypto assets, says internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi

Cryptocurrency Donations to Politicians Legal In Japan Says Internal Affairs Minister

8.10.2019
Crypto donations are legal and do not need to be approved for political donations like cash or securities

Japan’s Nomura Invests in Line’s LVC to Develop Blockchain Financial Services

8.10.2019
Nomura hopes to leverage Line's vast user base and high-quality user experience to deliver financial services

Politicians Can Use Cryptocurrency Donations to Fund Election Campaigns in Japan

7.10.2019
Cryptocurrencies have to keep outside of the purview of Japan’s stringent election funding law, which states that donations to individual candidates in yen or through stocks, bonds, etc. have to be reported either by the donor or the candidate receiving it. Japan’s Ministry of Internal...

Crypto Outpaces Political Donation Laws in Japan

7.10.2019
A major Japanese news publication has reported that crypto donations to individual politicians are legal and do not need to be reported publicly as donations. Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications verified that even though it is illegal to donate cash or securities directly...

Japanese Messenger Line, Nomura Holdings Form Blockchain Alliance

5.10.2019
Line and financial giant Nomura Holdings sign final agreement to create blockchain alliance

Japan’s Financial Regulator Issues Draft Guidelines For Funds Investing in Crypto

3.10.2019
The instructions from the FSA are vague and obvious, but they indicate some movement on the regulatory front

Japan’s Kanto Region to Track Surplus Solar Energy with Power Ledger

3.10.2019
Australian energy tech firm Power Ledger to run blockchain-enabled energy trading trial in Japan’s Kanto region by December 2019

Leading Japanese Firms Form Security Token Offering Association

3.10.2019
Leading Japanese financial firms are forming a regulatory body for security token offerings as new regulations make them possible in the country

How G20 Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Progressing

2.10.2019
Central bank digital currency has become a hot topic among finance ministers and central bankers worldwide, with some G20 countries ahead of the rest on work done toward issuing their own digital currencies. Experts have weighed in on their expectations of when the first G20 digital currency will...

Rakuten, SBI, Monex Launch Japan STO Association: Official

1.10.2019
Japan STO Association launches on Oct. 1, includes Nomura Securities, Rakuten Securities, SBI Securities, Monex and others

Bank of Japan Eyes Lower Rates for Halloween as Negative Global Trend Continues

1.10.2019
In a recent rate review meeting of the Bank of Japan (BoJ), bank governor Haruhiko Kuroda and others on the nine-member board urged leaving all options on the table, where further cuts to the country’s negative interest rate are concerned. The talk of further stimulus reflects an ever-growing...

Crypto News From Japan: Sept. 22–29

29.9.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency news from Japan, courtesy of Cointelegraph Japan

How Crypto Gambling Is Regulated Around the World

29.9.2019
How do countries regulate and deal with crypto gambling, Japan and the U.K. are worlds apart

Property Blockchain Projects Announced in Northeast Asia, One Sony-Related

26.9.2019
A flurry of announcements related to property and blockchain in Korea and Japan were made in September

Monex Offers Crypto Rewards to Shareholders Furthering Japanese Adoption

26.9.2019
Owner of popular Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, Monex Group, has now announced it will reward shareholders in the company with crypto. Shareholders are to receive a BTC dividend provided they have a Coincheck account. With Japan viewed as one of the top crypto adoption hotspots globally,...