Got bitcoin? How to navigate Japan with a digital wallet

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yrG5oHQP8qo" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>TOKYO - Bitcoin is legal tender in Japan, where the use of digital currencies grows, notwithstanding a $530-million hacking on a local exchange.</p><p>In this report, Cathy Yang uses bitcoins on a trip to the famed Shibuya Crossing. She also speaks to cryptocurrency advocate Tadashi Izumi.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/05/18/remittances-from-japan-may-be-cheaper-using-digital-coins-advocate">Remittances from Japan may be cheaper using digital coins: advocate</a></li></ul>

<p>Bitcoin is legal tender in Japan, where the use of digital currencies grows, notwithstanding a $530-million hacking on a local exchange.</p>

Bitcoin is legal tender in Japan, where the use of digital currencies grows, notwithstanding a $530-million hacking on a local exchange.

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Got bitcoin? How to navigate Japan with a digital wallet

Got bitcoin? How to navigate Japan with a digital wallet

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Published Mar 07, 2018 09:02 AM PHT

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Updated Jan 08, 2020 12:08 PM PHT

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