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Japanese Card Giant JCB Readies Crypto Interoperability Pilot

27.1.2021
In Japan, a major player in the conventional financial sector is edging closer to crypto adoption – as credit card giant JCB announced that it would be working on a crypto-related pilot. In a press release, the Japanese card firm said that it had begun working on a pilot with Cowry, a Tokyo-based...

Japanese-Inspired Nintendo Switch Is A Work Of Art

27.1.2021
When Canadian artist Carmina Castillo isn’t making cool stuff like this, she’s turning a Nintendo Switch into something so exquisite I would never play it, simply putting it on a shelf and looking at it for the rest of my days.Read more

The Japanese Government Could Change Cosplay Forever

25.1.2021
Currently, anyone in Japan is free to dress as their favorite characters. That will continue, most likely, but there might be big changes for those who make money from cosplaying—and possibly, even for those who don’t.Read more

Exhibitionist Cosplayer Fined And Sentenced For Exposing Herself In Public

25.1.2021
Last year at the Fancy Frontier manga and anime expo in Taipei, a Taiwanese cosplayer got in trouble with the law for exposing herself in the cosplay area near the event hall while photographers snapped photos. She was arrested for violating the country’s Act on Offenses Against Sexual...

Japanese Police Arrest 30 People for Allegedly Having Exchanged Stolen Cryptos From the 2018 Coincheck Hack

23.1.2021
Japanese police charged 30 people for their alleged involvement in illegal transactions linked to the well-known $530 million Coincheck hack in 2018. Tokyo authorities traced all individuals’ transactions to different places across the nation. Illicit Transactions Are Estimated to Have...

Final Fantasy XV Director Is Making A Virtual Travel Experience For Japanese Airline

22.1.2021
Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy XV, left Square Enix in 2018 after founding its Luminous Productions studio earlier that year. Now Tabata, who established his own studio called JP Games, is back and working on a virtual travel experience for a Japanese airline. Read more

Japanese police are investigating 30 people allegedly involved in the 2018 Coincheck hack

21.1.2021
Investigators reportedly identified the individuals by tracing the crypto exchange accounts used to launder the funds

Enjin Coin Becomes the First Gaming Cryptocurrency Approved by Japanese Regulators

21.1.2021
Enjin coin became the first gaming cryptocurrency approved in Japan after clearing out the well-known tough country regulator’s requirements. The green light is possible through a partnership with Hashport. ENJ Is Set to Be Listed in Coincheck on January 26 According to the announcement...

Lack of Crypto Regulations a Turnoff for Japanese Investors – Coincheck

16.1.2021
The head of the Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck said there are relatively “few” crypto-keen institutional investors in Japan – and has complained of the lack of a framework to help foster professional crypto investors. In an interview with IT Media, Satoshi Hasuo, the Representative Director...

Japanese telecoms giant Softbank Corp joins crypto regulatory group JSTA

6.1.2021
Softbank’s telecoms arm is set to become the latest member of the Japanese Security Token Association

The US Dollar’s Share of Global Reserve Currencies Drops as Japanese Yen’s Share Increases

5.1.2021
The U.S. dollar’s dominant position as the reserve currency of choice may be in peril, as its share of global currencies held in reserves continues to decline. International Monetary Fund (IMF) data shows, the dollar’s share of reserves dropped from 66% in Q3 of 2014 to just above...

Unfinished Japanese PS1 Game Completed, Released Two Decades Later

4.1.2021
In 1998 a small team of Japanese developers spent eight months working on a game called Magic Castle, which they sent off as a pitch to seven major publishers, including Sony. It never went anywhere, but thanks to emulators and the efforts of one of the original team, we can now play it and enjoy...

New York Approves Its First Publicly Available Japanese Yen Stablecoin

29.12.2020
The New York State Department of Financial Services, the Bitlicense regulator, has authorized GMO to issue U.S. dollar and Japanese yen-pegged stablecoins. The latter “will be the first of its kind available to the public.” To date, the regulator has given out 27 charters and licenses...

Japanese Internet Giant Licensed to Issue First JPY-Pegged Stablecoin in New York

29.12.2020
The charter makes GMO one of only 27 companies licensed in New York to engage in virtual currency activities

Mt. Gox Trustee Submits Rehabilitation Plan — Creditors May Soon Be Repaid 150,000 Bitcoins

16.12.2020
Mt. Gox trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi has finally submitted a draft rehabilitation plan to a Japanese court — meaning former users of the long-defunct crypto exchange may now look forward to getting paid someday. Kobayashi, the Japanese bankruptcy lawyer appointed to oversee the repayment...

Japanese financial giant SBI acquires crypto trading firm B2C2

16.12.2020
Japanese financial services firm SBI has acquired a 90% stake in trading firm B2C2, hopes to attract institutional investors into crypto

SBI’s Acquisition of Crypto Firm Helps the Asian Giant Create Full-Fledged Digital Asset Trading Desk

16.12.2020
Japanese financial group SBI Financial Services has announced the acquisition of the United Kingdom-based crypto services firm B2c2 for an undisclosed amount. The purchase helps the Asian financial giant to become one of the mainstream financial institutions to have a full-fledged digital asset...