Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust are both mulling cryptocurrency services.
Cryptocurrencies

Guardians of the cryptos: Japan trust banks eye new role

Services would protect assets from hackers and exchange bankruptcies

11 February 2018
Japan's regulators are looking into operations of multiple virtual currency market place operators.
Politics

Japan regulator raids more virtual currency exchanges

Survey of domestic operators' security shows need for prompt action by authorities

9 February 2018
The Reserve Bank of India held the repo rate steady on Wednesday.
Economy

Reserve Bank of India keeps repo rate at 6% on inflation fears

Chief economic adviser sees little room to cut benchmark lending rate

7 February 2018
The price of bitcoin dipped below $6,000 on Tuesday.
Currencies

Cryptocurrencies caught in market turmoil

Bitcoin loses two-thirds of its December value as investors cover losses

6 February 2018
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks at the second round of the Japan-U.S. economic dialogue in Washington last October.
Currencies

As dollar dropped, Tokyo bit its tongue

Japan tries not to make waves for economic dialogue with Trump administration

6 February 2018
Japanese financial regulators raided the office of hacked virtual currency exchange Coincheck on Feb. 2.
Cryptocurrencies

Regulators raid hacked Tokyo virtual currency exchange

FSA checks if Coincheck has sufficient funds to compensate customers

2 February 2018
Tokyo-based Coincheck lost some $530 million worth of cryptocurrency in an apparent hack.
Currencies

Tokyo Police open probe into Coincheck cryptocurrency hack

Investigators analyzing communications data to track cyberthieves

1 February 2018
AI defeated around 400 readers and 10 analysts in Nikkei's latest "dollar-yen derby."
Currencies

AI trounces humans in forex forecasting debut

Just don't expect the same accuracy when the markets turn volatile

1 February 2018
Exchange rates including XEM -- the unit of the NEM currency stolen from Coincheck
Currencies

Coincheck hackers move cryptocurrency to stymie recovery

Funds tracked to about 20 wallets, potentially involving innocent holders

31 January 2018
Line's existing smartphone payment service will be linked to the digital currency platform.
Japan-Update

Chat app Line to offer cryptocurrency trading

New subsidiary poised to run platform and other financial services

31 January 2018
Japanese regulators are leery of registering cryptocurrency exchanges supporting anonymous currencies such as Zcash (bottom right).
Cryptocurrencies

Hacked exchange Coincheck grapples with 'anonymous' cryptocurrencies

Regulatory approval remains elusive amid concerns over money laundering

31 January 2018
Coincheck executives apologize following the world's largest cryptocurrency heist (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Cryptocurrencies

Japan cryptocurrency hack highlights oversight challenges

Coincheck lost $533m in just 20 minutes, drawing rebuke from finance minister

30 January 2018
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's comment Friday that inflation is "finally close" to the 2% target was taken by some as a sign that tapering is on the horizon.
Currencies

Tokyo tries to talk down the yen after BOJ's Kuroda sparks a rally

Finance Ministry renews an oft-repeated watch for 'speculative activity'

30 January 2018
The Philippine securities regulator stressed the country’s virtual currency regulations are in the works even after it shot down its first coin offering last week.
Cryptocurrencies

Philippines vows cryptocurrency rules despite stopping maiden coin offering

Regulator keeps 'open mind' as technology could cut remittance costs

29 January 2018
Coincheck CEO Koichiro Wada, left, and COO Yusuke Otsuka bow in apology at a news conference on Jan.26.
Cryptocurrencies

Sloppy management was behind the Coincheck cryptocurrency hack

The Japanese digital money exchange failed to insulate its customers' assets from networks

29 January 2018
Coincheck CEO Koichiro Wada, left, and COO Yusuke Otsuka during a press conference on Jan. 26 (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Cryptocurrencies

Hacked Japan cryptocurrency platform hit with improvement order

Watchdog demands tighter security at Coincheck after $534m theft

29 January 2018
Asian investors are piling into cryptocurrencies, but many may be unaware of the risks. (Photo by Wataru Ito)
Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency scams reel in Asia's unseasoned investors

Even monks are being targeted with promises of 'can't lose' transactions

29 January 2018
Concerned users gather outside Coincheck offices in Tokyo on Saturday.
Cryptocurrencies

Japan regulator warns more cryptocurrency attacks possible

After $530m heist, Coincheck to refund customers affected

28 January 2018
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo.
Economy

Speculation rife as Kuroda's tenure as BOJ governor winds down

Some worry his replacement could end easing, snuff out the stock market rally

26 January 2018
The dollar gained in Asia on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted a "strong dollar."
Currencies

Dollar rallies in Asia as Trump eases fears of trade war

President's remarks about the greenback and TPP calm rattled investors

26 January 2018
The dollar crossed into the 108 yen range at one point Thursday, Tokyo time, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments at Davos.
Currencies

Dollar falls as market fears impact of Trump's US-centric stance

Comments by his Treasury chief spark concern over possible currency wars

26 January 2018
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Currencies

Japanese company working on e-money and cryptocurrency 'wallet'

IIJ says its service would make digital currencies more convenient

25 January 2018
Yen-bitcoin transactions now account for 40% of the global total.
Cryptocurrencies

Japan turns into cryptocurrency haven as others crack down

Loose rules allow for innovation, but do risks outweigh the rewards?

25 January 2018
A man walks past an electric board showing exchange rates of various cryptocurrencies at Bithumb exchange in Seoul.
Currencies

Over 210,000 petition Seoul to leave cryptocurrency market alone

Young investors angered by government plans to ban exchanges as values tumble

17 January 2018
A cryptocurrency exchange in Seoul draws attention. South Korea may close trading floors for such currencies.
Currencies

Young South Koreans slam cryptocurrency trading crackdown

Many see a path to riches in a country plagued by wealth gap

13 January 2018