In addition to Devcon, Japan Blockchain Week also featured the Japanese government's first blockchain conference

Since Shanghai Blockchain Week began this month, blockchain industry activities have not stopped, Chengdu and Shenzhen have held blockchain conferences, and a few days later, South Korea and Japan will also usher in blockchain Week.

It is worth noting that during Japan Blockchain Week, the Japanese government will host the blockchain conference in its official capacity for the first time, which is closely watched by the mainstream media in Japan. From scrutinizing exchanges to hosting conferences, the blockchain industry seems to be gaining traction in Japan. Block Rhythm BlockBeats is here to help you warm up to these sessions and see what stage blockchain has come to in Japan.

First came the Blockchain Conference in early October, hosted by the Japanese division of Coindesk, the world's largest blockchain media outlet, The conference hosted Yuta Takahashi, Assistant Director General of the General Services Bureau of the Financial Services Agency of Japan, Sophendu Mohanty, Fintech CEO of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Yuzo Garner, co-founder of bitFlyer, and other prominent figures in the finance and blockchain industry. The development of blockchain in Japan will be shared from several perspectives such as fintech, industry application, and government regulations.

One of the most important conferences for the Ethereum community, the fifth Ethereum Developer Conference Devcon, hosted by the Ethereum Foundation, will be held in Osaka from October 8 to 11, Community leaders like Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, Consensys founder Joseph Lubin, and Ethereum core developer Vlad Zamfir will be there. It is likely that Ethereum 2.0 will reveal its latest progress and direction at Devcon.

The most noteworthy one is the Next·Blockchain workshop hosted by Japan Economic and Industrial Research Institute on October 7th. This is the first time the Japanese government has hosted a blockchain conference in an official capacity, including Chris Dai, CEO of LongHash Japan, Steven Pu, founder and CEO of Taraxa, Yuzo Garner, co-founder of exchange bitFlyer, Kato, head of the Blockchain Development Group at Toyota, There are even some well-known figures in the blockchain industry, such as Matsushima, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, who will attend the conference.

The conference is called Next·Blockchain because of a book. In June 2018, the blockchain research group established by Japan Economic and Industrial Research Institute launched a one-year discussion on the important topic of "whether it is possible to build a blockchain network ecosystem for the harmonious development of technology, people and society". Chris Dai, CEO of LongHash Japan, and Steven Pu, founder and CEO of Taraxa, were invited to participate in the discussion. He co-wrote the book "Next· Ecosystem for Next-Generation Industry Creation of Blockchain" with Makoto Yano, Director of Japan Economic Research Institute and Special Professor of Kyoto University Economic Research Institute, Yosho Kishimoto, Business manager of Infrastructure Development Organization of Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan, and Kenichi Masuda, professor of Law School of Tokyo University. The book was published by Nihon Keizai Shimbun on September 19.

From the background of the conference and the participants, the Japanese government seems to attach more importance to the application of blockchain technology. For example, the Japanese government invited the head of the blockchain development group of Toyota Motor Kato and Taraxa founder and CEO Steven Pu. Taraxa is a project that aims to solve the problem of data security and trust in the Internet of Things through blockchain technology. At present, it has been applied in the Japanese market and helped solve some problems in the auto industry and arcade industry.

Japan has always been a relatively leading country in the rulemaking of the blockchain industry. At the beginning of last year, it began to conduct a strict inspection on exchanges and formulate clear regulatory regulations. By the time of the blockchain week, the government personally participated in the blockchain industry, it is obvious that the blockchain industry is being paid more and more attention in Japan. Perhaps, we can see more possibilities of the combination of blockchain technology and real industry in this Japan Blockchain Week.

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