Renowned Japanese actress Tomoko Naraoka passes away. COVID-19 cases in Japan go up by almost 4,000 from the week before. Chinese authorities shut down one of the largest suppliers of pirated Japanese anime, while Japan's Finance Ministry investigate the possibility of a digital currency. And in Part 2 of our 'Edoverse' conversation with Shinwa CEO Yoichiro Kurata, we discuss the 'real' versus the 'digital', a 'decentralized' market steered by a 'central' historical figure, taking inspiration from peer-to-peer pioneers like Satoshi Nakamoto and the success of Pokémon GO.
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