Bitcoin is gaining popularity in Japan:-currency-IT can be used to store settlement information
Bitcoin used mainly as investment products, more and more stores in Japan as a means of settlement, which will promote the popularity of this virtual currency in Japan.
At present, Japan supported the currency settlement of about 4,500 stores. According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on 5th, large electrical retail chain BIC camera bitFlyer cooperation and Japan's largest currency exchange, from 7th in BIC camera Yurakucho in Tokyo flagship store and bicqlo BIC camera (BIC camera and UNIQLO commercial operating common facilities, referred to as bicqlo) Shinjuku East exit shop run a currency clearing system. Settlement limit tentatively set at the equivalent of 100,000 yen (about 110.6 yen US $1) line, and cash to pay the same percentage of discount.
Recruit group companies Recruit-lifestyle goal is this summer, 260,000 of its stores can use the coins to settle. Consumer settlement, enter a Japanese Yen amount to the shop's cash register software, spending will be converted into the currency and display a QR code, consumers use mobile phones to sweep yards, consumer spending will be deducted from its currency account, and store the currency exchange and cooperation meeting to exchange the currency for Yen shop account.
According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported that the larger due to fluctuation in currency prices, after most of the sale and purchase for investment purposes. But because of the bitcoin can be directly from consumers around the world use my account, without having to Exchange into local currency, so currency settlement to use when traveling abroad in recent years gradually increased. In addition, from July this year, buying virtual currencies will no longer be subject to consumption tax in Japan, was also seen as the currency market booster.
比特币在日本逐渐普及：可用于实体店结算 - 比特币 - IT资讯
曾经主要作为投资产品的比特币，如今越来越多日本实体店将其作为一种结算手段使用，这将促进这种虚拟货币在日本的普及。
目前，日本国内支持比特币结算的店铺约有4500家。据《日本经济新闻》5日报道，大型电器零售连锁bic camera和日本最大比特币交易所bitFlyer合作，将从7日起在bic camera位于东京的有乐町旗舰店以及bicqlo bic camera（bic camera和优衣库共同运营的商业设施，简称bicqlo）新宿东口店试运行比特币结算系统。结算上限暂定为相当于10万日元（1美元约合110.6日元）的额度，与现金支付享受同样比例的购物折扣。
Recruit集团旗下公司Recruit-lifestyle的目标则是到今年夏天，旗下26万家店铺能使用比特币结算。消费者结算时，向店铺的收银软件输入日元金额，消费金额就会被换算成比特币并显示一个二维码，消费者用手机扫码后，消费额就会从其比特币账户扣除，与店铺合作的比特币交易所再把比特币兑换成日元汇到店铺账上。
据《日本经济新闻》报道，因比特币价格波动较大，此前大部分的买卖都以投资为目的。但由于比特币在世界各地使用时都可以直接从消费者本人账户扣除，而无需兑换成当地货币，所以近几年去国外旅游时使用比特币结算的消费者逐渐增多。此外，从今年7月起，在日本购买虚拟货币时不再缴纳消费税，也被视作比特币市场扩大的助推剂。