{"id":27756,"date":"2018-01-29T14:09:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T22:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=27756"},"modified":"2026-10-17T20:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T19:18:30","slug":"south-korean-japanese-markets-beginning-accept-crypto-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/south-korean-japanese-markets-beginning-accept-crypto-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean and Japanese Markets Beginning to Accept Crypto Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who says we can't #PayWithCrypto<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Japan's largest electronics chain, Yamada Denki and one of the largest e-commerce platforms in South Korea, WeMakePrice, is beginning to experiment with accepting crypto as a form of payment.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamjosephyoung\/status\/958021750603661312<\/p>\n

Yamada Denki<\/h2>\n
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Yamada-Denki Co. is one of the largest consumer electronics retailer chains in Japan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Japan's largest cryptocurrency exchange, bitFlyer, will be teaming up with Japan's largest electronics chain to test out Bitcoin payments.<\/p>\n

At first, this will be set up in two store locations: Yamada Denki Labi Shinjuku East Pavilion and Concept Lab Tokyo.<\/p>\n

There will be a 300,000 YEN payment limit option, but the first 500 customers to come with a bitFlyer wallet will receive\u00a0500 YEN free to play around with.<\/p>\n

For the time, Yamada is only working with Bitcoin, as stated in their official<\/a> release.<\/p>\n

Their Motives? A growing audience. Yamada told Bitcoin.com in a press release<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“We will implement initiatives to improve bitcoin recognition and usage promotion.
\nWith the introduction of bitcoin payment service, we respond to the diverse needs of our customers both in Japan and overseas. We believe that we can provide improved service and convenience.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wemakeprice<\/h2>\n
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Wemakeprice is a Korean social commerce platform offering e-commerce and internet advertising services.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wemakeprice<\/a>, a.k.a. Wemepu, is teaming up with Bithumb\u00a0to integrate 12 forms of crypto payment on their website. These coins include:<\/p>\n