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BITCOIN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 19, 2017
As bitcoin price surges, greater usage remains in question
For digital-marketing agency Cooperatize.com, taking bitcoin for payment was easy enough. All co-founder Roger Wu had to do was obtain a digital wallet. To promote the move in 2014, he even penned a blog post for Forbes explaining the decision.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 29, 2017
BITPoint in talks to add bitcoin payments to outlets across Japan
BITPoint Japan, the company behind Peach Aviation's move to let travelers use bitcoin to pay for tickets, is planning to give hundreds of thousands of retail outlets the ability to accept the digital currency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2017
Aomori city sees bitcoin as way to attract overseas tourists
The castle city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, has moved into the digital currency age with the launch of a project to use bitcoin to lure international travelers and preserve the city's historic attractions, an apparent first by a Japanese municipality using a cryptocurrency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2017
More retailers in Japan accept virtual currency
With the use of virtual currency spreading, especially overseas, more retailers in Japan are opening up to payments from tourists via the blockchain technology.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2017
Kim Dotcom announces Bitcoin system for payments to content uploaders
Controversial New Zealand-based internet mogul Kim Dotcom plans to launch a bitcoin payment system for users to sell files and video streaming as he fights extradition to the United States for criminal copyright charges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 3, 2017
Bitcoin 'creator' races to patent technology with gambling tycoon
The man who last year made global headlines by claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin, is working with a fugitive online gambling entrepreneur to file scores of patents relating to the digital currency and its underlying technology, blockchain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2016
Utility venture to promote cheaper electricity payments via bitcoin
A bitcoin startup plans to join Japan's growing ranks of power utilities and accept the cryptocurrency as payment for electricity charges, promising bills four to six percent cheaper than the competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 20, 2016
Bitcoin is money, U.S. judge says in case tied to JPMorgan hack
Bitcoin qualifies as money, a federal judge ruled on Monday, in a decision linked to a criminal case over hacking attacks against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Aug 31, 2016
Cryptocurrency exchanges under attack, risking repeat of Mt. Gox debacle
When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about $70 million worth of the virtual currency.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 30, 2016
New digital currency Monero spikes after giving criminals more secrecy
Forget Bitcoin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2016
Bitcoin sinks after hackers steal $65 million from exchange
Bitcoin plunged after one of the largest exchanges halted trading because hackers stole about $65 million (¥6.6 billion) of the digital currency.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2016
Karpeles released on bail in bitcoin embezzlement case
Mark Karpeles, head of the collapsed Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange, was released on bail Thursday after his arrest in August 2015 over the alleged theft of ¥341 million of clients' money.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2016
BTMU testing virtual currency, considering launch for customer use
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is close to becoming the first major Japanese bank to launch a virtual currency, sources say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2016
Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan amid push for legitimacy and widespread use
Bitcoin operators are keenly watching the Diet as it deliberates bills to regulate the currency, believing the legislation is key to regaining the public trust's in the virtual tender and luring more players to the industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2016
Australian programmer confirms he invented bitcoin
Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Wright told the BBC on Monday he was the creator of controversial digital currency bitcoin, ending years of speculation about a person who until now has gone by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 5, 2016
Student admits stealing online shopping account details: police
Police referred a 16-year-old high school student to prosecutors on Friday on suspicion of using software on other people's computers to obtain the online account details of several hundred people, including records of their online shopping.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 11, 2015
Magazine claims Australian entrepreneur is man behind bitcoin
Craig Steven Wright, an Australian, is the latest in a line of men alleged to be the mysterious creator of bitcoin, a digital currency that has attracted the interest of banks, speculators, criminals and regulators.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 9, 2015
Police raid Sydney home of alleged bitcoin mastermind
Australian police raided the Sydney home and office on Wednesday of a man named by Wired magazine as the probable creator of bitcoin and holder of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the cryptocurrency, witnesses said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 22, 2015
Bitcoin firm head pleads guilty to first-of-kind Ponzi scheme
A Texas man pleaded guilty to defrauding people out of $4.5 million in what the U.S. said was a first-of-its-kind Ponzi scheme involving investments in the virtual currency bitcoin.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2015
Further arrest warrant served on Mt. Gox CEO over bitcoin scandal
Tokyo police served another arrest warrant on the chief executive officer of the bankrupt Mt. Gox Co. bitcoin exchange on Friday, suspecting he embezzled some ¥321 million ($2.6 million) worth of funds entrusted by clients.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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