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Ripple-based MoneyTap adopted by three Japanese banks
17.4.2023
Japanese banks like Yamaguchi, Momiji and Kitakyushu now support the MoneyTap P2P remittance service based on RippleNet
GensoKishi Online Has Announced BNB Chain Bridge and Listing on a Japanese Crypto Exchange
8.4.2023
PRESS RELEASE. The Build N Build (BNB) Chain is a decentralized blockchain network that allows developers and innovators to build decentralized applications (DApps) as part of the transition to Web3. The BNB Chain is capable of high-speed transaction processing and lower cost transactions than...
Japanese Government Mulls Promoting NFTs in Sport
7.4.2023
The Japanese government may push to adopt non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the sports industry.
Nikkei reported that Tokyo could move after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Web3 “Digital Society Promotion” team issues a white paper on the matter.
The white paper is yet to be published,...
Japanese Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Launches Stablecoin Interoperability Pilot
29.3.2023
The Japanese megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and domestic blockchain players say they have teamed up to launch a stablecoin interoperability pilot.
In a Mitsubishi UFJ press release, the firm’s trust and banking unit said it was partnering with the Tokyo-based blockchain developer...
Lewd Ghibli Posters Now Very Sorry For Causing 'Distress'
28.3.2023
Earlier this month we reported that a small number of people had been taking and appearing in “lewd” photos with statues at Studio Ghibli’s new theme park, and that the act of posting those images on social media had reportedly “disturbed many people”.Read more
Japan’s Largest IT Service Provider Fujitsu Files Trademark Covering Crypto Trading Services
22.3.2023
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that covers several cryptocurrency services. The application specifically mentions “financial management of crypto assets,” “financial exchange of crypto assets,”...
Ash Ketchum’s Pokémon Anime Voice Actor Takes Her Victory Lap
20.3.2023
Welcome to Exp. Share, Kotaku’s Pokémon column in which we dive deep to explore notable characters, urban legends, communities, and just plain weird quirks from throughout the Pokémon franchise. This week, we’re talking with the English voice actor behind Ash Ketchum as the Pokémon anime prepares...
Final Fantasy Creator On Why He Thinks ‘Quality’ Japanese Games Saw A Brief Drop
15.3.2023
While Japanese games of varying genres are enjoying success these days, the 2000s and 2010s weren’t as kind, especially in Western markets. Since then, there’s been a lot of speculation as to why Japanese games struggled during these years, often from westerners themselves, with some pointing...
Please Stop Taking Lewd Photos At Studio Ghibli's Theme Park, Authorities Ask
14.3.2023
Ghibli Park, a large theme park dedicated wholly to the works of Japanese animation giants Studio Ghibli, opened late last year. And it hasn’t taken long for people to start being weirdos with some of the statues found at the park, prompting calls from local authorities to please stop.Read more
Pokémon Fans Crushed That Team Rocket Disbands At End Of Anime
13.3.2023
The latest Pokémon Journeys: The Series episode just aired in Japan this Friday, and it has fans panicking. The anime is in its final season, and fans hoped that the most recent episode would satisfyingly wrap up Team Rocket’s story—but it was quite the opposite. Even Team Rocket’s haters feel that...
Deadline Approaching: Mt Gox Trustee Sets Final Cut-off Date for Creditors to Claim Over $3 Billion in Recovered Bitcoin
9.3.2023
The Tokyo bankruptcy court trustee for the defunct Japanese bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has published a letter stating that creditors have until March 10, 2023 (Japan Time) to register their repayment claims. Kobayashi explains that the team is dealing with “a large number...
Hands On With The Japanese Horror Game Fans Waited 15 Years For
8.3.2023
An updated version of 2008 survival horror Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse hits PCs and consoles tomorrow and places it in the non-Japanese world’s palm for the first time, bringing with it the game’s first-ever official English translation and a supposedly refined player experience. This...
Russian Hunter x Hunter Gang Terrorizing Ukraine
7.3.2023
If you thought the war between Ukraine and Russia couldn’t possibly get any worse, it just did. A group of Russian weebs cosplaying as a band of thieves from the popular shonen manga Hunter x Hunter have joined the fray.Read more
Chill Japanese Classic Is Finally Getting An English Translation
7.3.2023
Boku no Natsuyasumi is a long-running Japanese series that, with a weird and bad exception, has never been officially released in the West. That’s a shame! Where publishers have failed us, though, fans are stepping up and delivering the goods.Read more
The First Pokémon Season Without Ash Gets First Real Trailer
3.3.2023
Man, Ash and Pikachu are really leaving the Pokémon anime pretty soon, huh? With every farewell episode that airs in Japan and every new piece of information on the new animated series that comes out, the departure of the show’s long-time protagonists feels more and more real. If you were having...
Crypto Scammers Preying on Elderly Japanese Singletons – Report
3.3.2023
Crypto scammers are targeting elderly Japanese singles on social media and dating apps. But middle-aged Japanese lonely hearts are also finding themselves in fraudsters’ cross-hairs. And some scammers appear to be targeting yet-younger individuals.
In a column for Nikkan Gendai, the financial...
Japanese Banks to Trial Stablecoins on High-Speed Blockchain – How Does it Work?
2.3.2023
Banks in Japan are starting a trial for issuing fully compliant stablecoins on an ultra-fast but largely centralized blockchain known as the Japan Open Chain.
The bank trials will be the first experiment with stablecoins in Japan that is fully compliant with local laws, a press release sent out...
Today in Crypto: Trezor and The Sandbox Issue Security Warnings, Cronos Launches a New DEX, Three Japanese Banks Set to Test Stablecoins on Japan Open Chain
2.3.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Trezor and The Sandbox Issue Security Warnings, Cronos Launches a New DEX, Three Japanese Banks Set...
Japanese Entrepreneur Yuta Misaki Loses Big in $29m Crypto ‘Gamble of the Century’
2.3.2023
An outspoken Japanese entrepreneur and social media star says he suffered massive losses when he invested $29 million in crypto – and has advised followers to tread cautiously in the crypto markets to avoid similar losses....
Read More: Japanese Entrepreneur Yuta Misaki Loses Big in $29m Crypto...
Three Japanese Banks Start Stablecoin Experiment
2.3.2023
Three Japanese banks, Kiraboshi Bank, Minna no Bank and The Shikoku Bank, are participating in an experiment that aims to implement a stablecoin system that meets legal requirements