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Japan Moves Towards IR Development As Basic Policy Decided

December 20, 2020

Japan moves toward IR development as basic policy decided. At the meeting of the IR Promotion Headquarters, the Japanese Government finalised its Basic Policy for IRs, including criteria for the selection of ...

Japan’s Financial Firm SBI Completes Another Crypto-Related Acquisition

December 16, 2020

Japan's financial firm SBI completes another crypto-related acquisition. SBI Financial Services, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, has purchased the UK-based crypto trading company B2C2. According to an official...

Japan IRs Set To Open At The End Of The Decade

December 14, 2020

Japan IR's set to open at the end of the decade. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has approved a proposal for a basic policy for the launch of integrated resorts (IR). According to that document, t...

LayerX To Develop Blockchain-Based Voting System In Japan

December 7, 2020

LayerX to develop blockchain-based voting system in Japan. Japanese firm Layer X will be collaborating with a digital identity application dubbed xID to establish a blockchain-based voting system in the Japan...

Monex CEO Says A Digital Yen Will Make Crypto Market ‘More Lively’

November 25, 2020

Monex CEO says a digital yen will make crypto market "more lively". Earlier this fall, the Bank of Japan announced plans to start testing a CBDC proof-of-concept in 2021. Further specifics of the institution'...

Sega Sammy Begins Voluntary Retirement Program For 650 Staff

November 20, 2020

Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings this week began the process of finding 650 staff to volunteer for retirement as it looks to streamline operations due to hardships resulting from COVID-19. The voluntary resignati...

Japan’s Leading Banks To Collaborate On Digital Yen Experiment

November 19, 2020

Japan's leading banks to collaborate on digital yen experiment. Japan's three largest banks are set to collaborate on an experiment with a digital yen, as part of a group of 30 private sector actors. Accordin...

Yokohama City Establishes Yokohama IR Promotion Council

November 9, 2020

Yokohama city, Japan, announced on Friday that it would establish the Yokohama IR Promotion Council to exchange feedback on issues relating to the IR bid project with Kanagawa Prefecture and the Public Safety...

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Pledges To Continue Abe’s “Important” IR Initiative

October 30, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga spoke in the House of Representatives on 28 October regarding integrated resorts, confirming his belief that IRs are an important initiative for Japan in becoming a ...

Toyota’s IT Arm Works On Digital Token Pilot With Crypto Exchange

October 26, 2020

Toyota Systems, the IT arm of Toyota Motor Corporation, is collaborating with Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret to develop a branded Toyota digital currency, according to an official announcement on O...