A new digital currency was launched in Japan earlier this month that aims to connect fair trade consumers and companies to create a community that can participate in initiatives to counter climate change. It also wants to encourage ethical...
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI) established ‘Area DX Division’ on January 1 to carry out a test on the promotion of cashless transactions, a business model carried out by Tokyo Metropolis. The experiment is currently active in Otemachi...
Community currencies are created worldwide today, to boost regional economies. Japan is of no exception, its interest especially in reviving stagnation of local economies. The stagnation is the result of dropping birth rates, not to mention the...
A few media sources have reported that Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, announced a city-run demonstration for an original digital currency in Tokyo. Citizens will be able to use this for civil payment services at two locations in the...