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Japan set to drop sales tax on buying virtual currency
October 12th, 2016
Japan looks to end sales-tax collection on purchases of virtual currencies in the spring, a move likely to propel the growth of bitcoin and others as alternatives to traditional money. The change would reduce costs for buyers and relieve operators of ...
Japan banks target fintech start-ups after law change
September 26th, 2016
Change to 5% ownership cap part of national effort to push financial technology Japan’s biggest banks are looking to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into fintech start-ups after the abolition of a law that prevented them from owning more than ...
Japan approves new regulations for digital currency exchanges
June 1st, 2016
According to latest reports, the Diet in Japan (the legislature that is composed of the Lower and the Upper Houses) has approved a bill on Wednesday to regulate operators of virtual currency exchanges in the country, in order to ...
Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan
May 11th, 2016
Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan amid push for legitimacy and widespread use Bitcoin operators are keenly watching the Diet as it deliberates bills to regulate the currency, believing the legislation is key to regaining the public trust’s in ...
LCH.Clearnet licenced to clear interest rate derivatives in Japan
April 11th, 2016
Japanese Financial Services Agency approves LCH.Clearnet Ltd to clear non-Yen OTC interest rate derivatives for Japanese banks Demonstrates LCH.Clearnet’s long-term commitment to Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region First foreign financial markets infrastructure provider to be licensed locally in ...
Asia markets rise; Japanese yen maintains 111 handle versus dollar
April 4th, 2016
Asian markets were mixed Monday, with Japanese shares losing ground on the back of a lower dollar/yen pair, which has hovered at the 111 level since Friday. Australia’s ASX 200 was up 0.64 percent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 gave up gains to trade ...
Japan eyes treating bitcoins the same as real money
February 24th, 2016
Japanese financial regulators have proposed handling virtual currencies as methods of payment equivalent to conventional currencies, a step that would strengthen consumer protection and spur growth in the virtual economy. The Financial Services Agency’s legislative revisions would recognize bitcoins ...
EY’s Japanese arm fined £11.6m by regulator over Toshiba failings
December 23rd, 2015
Japan’s financial regulator has fined EY’s Japanese affiliate ¥2.1bn (£11.6m) over the firm’s failure to identify accounting irregularities at Toshiba which meant the electronics giant overstated profits by some £780m over at least six years – The fine is ...
Japan regulator seeks punishment of Ernst-affiliate over Toshiba audit
December 15th, 2015
A Japanese regulatory board recommended punishing an Ernst & Young affiliate after its audit of Toshiba Corp failed to spot Japan’s worst accounting scandal in four years. The Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board, a regulatory panel within Japan’s ...
ESMA and JFSA conclude an MoC regarding CCPs
February 24th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) have concluded a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). The MoC establishes cooperation arrangements between the signatory authorities regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) that are established in ...
