A leading Japan-based online payment gateway has partnered with and invested in bitcoin startup bitFlyer.
Japan's latest bitcoin payment processor is Bitbank, offering wallets, checkout for physical businesses and easy payments for online sellers.
Japan's latest bitcoin startup is multi-services platform Coincheck, which offers an exchange, wallet and a new system for e-commerce.
Japanese exchange bitFlyer has launched a bitcoin-based crowdfunding platform called fundFlyer, and has already signed up one high-profile member.
Japanese politician and digital currency supporter Mineyuki Fukuda is now crowdfunding his study tour of US bitcoin businesses.
A Tokyo-based bitcoin security consultancy says its ongoing analysis of Mt Gox's trading data is yielding promising results.
Rakuten Super Logistics, a subsidiary of Japanese retail giant Raktuen Group, is now accepting bitcoin.
Mt. Gox creditors now have an extra six months to file claims, but investigation results will be delayed too.
Quoine, a new Japan-based exchange, is designed by financial industry professionals and will target the wealth centers of Asia.
Japan's quest for the novel and locally-made has extended to altcoins, as fans create a cultural ecosystem around monacoin.
The Tokyo Police investigation will focus on 27,000 BTC suspected to have been stolen from Mt. Gox.
Mt. Gox's bankruptcy trustee and CEO Mark Karpeles faced creditors for the first time today, but many answers remain.
A former Goldman Sachs employee has raised $1.6m in funding to power a new Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange.
Sensible policy is needed to legitimize bitcoin for banks and assist consumers and businesses, say Australian lawyers and groups.
The CEO of e-commerce empire Rakuten has praised bitcoin and suggested the company could eventually accept the cryptocurrency.