Nomura Investment Bank to launch cryptocurrency venture unit

Sep 21, 2022

Nomura Investment Bank to launch cryptocurrency venture unit

Laser Venture Capital will focus on DeFi, CeFi, Web 3.0 and blockchain infrastructure projects

Japanese government starts issuing NFTs to reward officials

Sep 9, 2022

Japanese government starts issuing NFTs to reward officials

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida supported the initiative

Japan’s regulator proposes to ease taxation of crypto companies

Sep 1, 2022

Japan’s regulator proposes to ease taxation of crypto companies

The easing of the rules is aimed at implementing the concept of “New Capitalism” from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Media: Japanese holding SBI, which ceased mining in Siberia, cooperated with BitRiver

Aug 26, 2022

Media: Japanese holding SBI, which ceased mining in Siberia, cooperated with BitRiver

SBI's connection to the sanctioned US data center operator was reported by anonymous sources from CoinDesk

Japan to revise taxation to attract crypto startups

Aug 26, 2022

Japan to revise taxation to attract crypto startups

The authorities allowed capital gains tax to be removed for unrealized corporate digital assets

Japanese financial holding SBI to stop cryptocurrency mining in Russia

Aug 19, 2022

Japanese financial holding SBI to stop cryptocurrency mining in Russia

The company intends to sell off all of its mining equipment

GMT token rises by 10% following the partnership between STEPN and LINE

Aug 9, 2022

GMT token rises by 10% following the partnership between STEPN and LINE

Companies will promote the app and a healthy lifestyle in the Japanese market

Bank of Japan refuses to issue digital yen

Aug 3, 2022

Bank of Japan refuses to issue digital yen

The decision was made due to a lack of public interest

The University of Tokyo to launch training courses in the metaverse

Jul 25, 2022

The University of Tokyo to launch training courses in the metaverse

The project is designed to solve the problem of the lack of qualified personnel working in the field of “digital transformation”

US urges Japan to halt cryptocurrency transactions with Russia

Jul 8, 2022

US urges Japan to halt cryptocurrency transactions with Russia

Diplomats in Washington have pointed out that a number of Japanese companies continue to work with the Russian Federation through a network of subsidiaries

Japanese exchanges to consider refusing to check cryptocurrencies before listing

Jun 10, 2022

Japanese exchanges to consider refusing to check cryptocurrencies before listing

Earlier, the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida criticized the way coins were listed - in some cases the process took more than half a year

Japan equated stablecoins with digital money

Jun 3, 2022

Japan equated stablecoins with digital money

The country’s government has developed a legal framework to regulate stablecoins