Japan’s technolgy news, October 2022: Canon’s semiconductor facilities bid, cryptocurrency and digital currency developments in Japan, robotaxis and autonomous vehicles move towards deployment, Japan’s Web3 policy office, and more.
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2022
- Japan’s Ministry of Economy has launched a Web3 policy office, bringing together financial regulators and creative industries to formulate metaverse-related policies
- Japan: PM policy speech indicates boosted investment in metaverse and NFT-related tech, building on establishment of Web3 Policy Promotion Office
- Japan: Canon to build new semiconductor equipment plant in eastern Japan, set for production by spring of 2025
- Japanese medical, financial, and sustainable materials technology startups seek key Southeast Asian collaboration partners to scale solutions
- Japan: “By March 2024, Japan Virtual and Crypto assets Exchange Ass’n could also scrap pre-screenings for coins new to the nation, as well as for tokens issued through initial coin or exchange offerings…”
- Japan: Sun Metalon Inc raises $5.6M pre-series A with 3D printer for metals, claiming a speed up to 500 times faster than conventional machines
- Japan: A look at the challenges faced by the government’s My Number attempt at digital ID
- Japan plans to allow near-autonomous Level 4 vehicles on public roads in a limited capacity in April 2023, a first step towards services such as robotaxis and driverless buses
Japan: Policy for the Web3 Era / NFT White Paper
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