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Japan’s Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso urged reporters to stop using the term virtual currencies.

Japanese crypto startup FXCoin revealed it has completed a third-party allotment of shares with SBI Holdings, as part of its aim to launch a licensed crypto exc...

Minutes of a meeting held last month reveal discord over Bitcoin’s ultimate status for the Japanese regulator.

Last month was particularly eventful for the Japanese crypto ecosystem.

The Japan Association of New Economy has asked the country’s financial watchdog to reduce crypto tax from 55% to 20%.

Japan’s financial regulator has revealed that in Q4 2018, the number of enquiries on crypto continued to decline.

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has relaunched as a fully licensed platform in Japan after merging with BitTrade.

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, currently the world’s 7th largest by daily traded volume, has relaunched as a fully licensed platform in Japan.

Seven applications will be either approved or rejected within six months, according to data recently released by the agency.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency has denied that it is considering to allow Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Japan's Financial Services Agency is considering the regulation of unregistered firms that solicit investments in cryptocurrencies.

Can a largely cash-based society become the leader in bank-issued digital currencies?

The Japanese Financial Services Agency has received 190 cryptocurrency exchange license applications.

Unconfirmed: hacked Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck has reportedly had its cryptocurrency exchange license approved by the country’s financial watchdog.

The Japanese Financial Services Agency is considering assigning cryptocurrencies to the “crypto-assets” category, to prevent confusion with legal tender.