Fujitsu Affiliate to Pilot Blockchain Pay Platform
The Japanese IT giant Fujitsu is to embark on a blockchain technology-powered payment project at a major new commercial center in the city of Saitama, some 30km from Tokyo.
According to a press release, an initial pilot involving a token named Sakura Town Coin will run from this month until April next year at Tokorozawa Sakura Town, a new, 25,000sqm pop cultural attraction complex that opened last year in Saitama’s Tokorozawa District.
The complex is a joint-venture initiative involving the Kadokawa Corporation – a book publishing and manga heavyweight that is minority-owned by China’s Tencent – and the Tokorozawa local government. The complex features an anime-themed hotel and a massive bookstore, as well as a cultural center designed by the
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