“Japanese authorities have been relatively silent about bitcoin. When asked in December for his view on bitcoin generally, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said that he was ‘very interested.’ He said the central bank’s research arm was looking into the currency, but that he couldn’t comment further. A Bank of Japan spokesman said Friday that the bank ‘is not in a position’ to regulate bitcoin and its exchanges. The Ministry of Finance said on Monday that it isn’t its job to supervise bitcoin and related services. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, which is in charge of information technology and related issues, said, ‘We are not in a position to make any judgments on this matter.'”
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