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Sony to Resume Operations of Acquired Japanese Crypto Firm ‘WhaleFin’

Japanese tech giant Sony is gearing up to run a crypto exchange business through WhaleFin, which it acquired in 2023.… Read More

How Web3 Groups from India, Japan Are Teaming Up to Boost Sector Growth

The Web3 sector is witnessing a rapid expansion globally, as clusters of countries are collectively (as well as independently) setting… Read More

Bitcoin Grabs Attention of World’s Largest Pension Fund Based in Japan

Bitcoin, the most expensive asset of the crypto sector, is seemingly grabbing the attention of Japan's pension fund. The largest… Read More

CBDC Not Widely Recognised in Japan Despite Ongoing Trials: Details

The CBDC concept in Japan, has not quite spread out to the residents there, new findings have shown. Less than… Read More

TSMC to Get $4.9 Billion in Subsidies From Japan for Second Chip Plant

Japan said it will give TSMC up to 732 billion yen ($4.86 billion) more in subsidies to help it build… Read More

Japan’s E-Commerce Major Mercari Plans to Open BTC Payments For Its Users

Japan, under its pro-Web3 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, is taking efforts as a community to establish itself as a hotspot… Read More

Why Coinbase Has Decided to Halt Operations in Japan

Coinbase on Wednesday announced that it has halted its operations in Japan. Crypto lenders and exchanges, struggling to emerge victorious… Read More

Web3 Bags $4 Billion from Japan’s Telecom Major NTT Docomo, Accenture

Japan is accelerating efforts to utilise the next gen Web3 technology for a broader array of use cases. NTT Docomo,… Read More

Japan Makes Cyberbullying, Online Insults Punishable by 1 Year in Jail

In order to tackle cyberbullying, a prison term of up to one year and other tougher penalties for online insults… Read More

Spaceships Instead of Airplanes? Japan Unveils Plan for 2040

A few years ago if someone asked you to imagine spaceships as a mode of everyday transport, you would dismiss… Read More