J-Startup selects 50 startups for global expansion in 2023 batch

SMBC launches experiment with AI assistant “SMBC-GPT”

“Japan is back, again“ — LDP web3 white paper

Following its “Interim proposal on web3 policy” from last December, the Liberal…

Foreign credit cards are evil

Have you ever had a foreign credit card rejected in Japan? I thought so…from my own experience, gas…

Bank of Japan CBDC PoC Phase 2 Results

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has issued a results report for the Phase 2 of its Central Bank…

Japan’s markets are dirt cheap

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is taking “action to implement manage-ment that is conscious of cost of…

WeBank Recognized as “Best Global Digital-Only Bank”

PayPay and Kakaopay sign business agreement

Kakaopay has announced on its website that it has signed a business agreement with…

Japan AI: PKSHA Technology

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (“Tokio Marine”) announced this week that it is to develop interactive AI…

PayPay reaches JPY 10trn transaction volume in record time