
Japan
Japan’s Soramitsu unveils cross-border payment platform powered by CBDC
Japanese firm Soramitsu plans a cross-border payment platform using stablecoins and CBDCs, targeting transactions across countries in Southeast Asia.
Web3 is part of the ‘new capitalism’: Japanese PM Fumio Kishida
Fumio Kishida spoke at the WebX Conference where he pledged his government’s support for Web3, which he believes can transform...
Japan’s handling of digital asset industry sets regulatory example for other countries
Despite the exit of popular digital exchanges from Japan, industry stakeholders argue that the country is setting the pace for...
Japan to shun ‘impossible’ EU AI regulations, leans toward soft approach: report
While the European Union and Japan have pledged to work together on AI, the latter wants to emulate United States’s...
Sony Network Communications invests $3.5M into Japanese Web3 firm
Sony Network director Jun Watanabe will assume the role of an executive director at Startale Labs to encourage a seamless...
Japan allows limited use of generative AI in schools
The draft regulations ban using AI for examinations, requiring teachers to educate pupils on the “tendencies and limitations” of the...