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JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Aug 5, 2017
Bitcoin exchange operator arrested amid new questions about Mt. Gox theft
Ever since Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy in February 2014, investigators have been puzzled by the disappearance of virtual currency worth hundreds of millions of dollars from its digital vaults.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2015
Ex-U.S. Secret Service agent admits $800,000 bitcoin theft during Silk Road drug probe
A former U.S. Secret Service agent pleaded guilty on Monday to diverting to his personal account over $800,000 worth of bitcoins during an investigation into online drug marketplace Silk Road.
EDITORIALS
Aug 24, 2015
Regulating virtual currencies
Along with preventing the abuse of the virtual currency transactions for money laundering and criminal purposes, new cybermoney regulations should aim to protect the interests of its users.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2014
Chinese bitcoin firm joins Atlas ATS in bid for Mt. Gox assets
BitOcean, a Chinese bitcoin startup, joined with New York-based exchange platform Atlas ATS Inc. to bid for the assets of Mt. Gox, the exchange platform that filed for bankruptcy in Japan earlier this year.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2013
Bitcoins need to be better than real currency
Bitcoins appeal to people¡¯s libertarian side, because they challenge the control of money by governments that too often see inflation and deflation as instruments of policy. This virtual currency suggests the possibility of a future in which networks of individuals can make transactions for their own interests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 28, 2013
Bitcoins now valued at more than $1,000 each
It¡¯s been an amazing month for Bitcoin, the decentralized payment network that got a surprisingly positive reception last week at a pair of Senate hearings.
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Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
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The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.

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