Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to initiate CBDC research with SORAMITSU in Vietnam, Fiji, and the Philippines
SORAMITSU Co., Ltd. (President: Kazumasa Miyazawa; Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter referred to as "SORAMITSU") has been selected by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for the FY2022 Feasibility Study Project for Overseas Development of High Quality Infrastructure and Energy Infrastructure.

Datachainとソラミツ、異なるデジタル通貨間の同時交換を見据え、複数のHyperledger Iroha同士のインターオペラビリティに成功
株式会社Datachain（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役：久田哲史、以下、Datachain）とソラミツ株式会社（本社：東京都渋谷区、代表取締役社長：宮沢和正、以下、ソラミツ）は、ソラミツが日本発で当初提供したブロックチェーンHyperledger Iroha（以下、Iroha）において、IBC（*1）を用いたインターオペラビリティの実証に成功しました

Datachain and Soramitsu Successfully Achieve Interoperability Between Hyperledger Iroha Blockchains for Simultaneous Exchange of Different Digital Currencies
Datachain, Inc. and Soramitsu Co., Ltd. have successfully completed a demonstration that achieves interoperability using IBC for Hyperledger Iroha.

SORAMITSU and Klaytn Collaboration: An Open-Source Decentralized Exchange
SORAMITSU has initiated a collaboration with the Klaytn foundation to build the backbone architecture and design for the first open-source decentralized exchange on the Klaytn blockchain.

2021 Year in Review
SORAMITSU entered 2021 at a quick pace, and made significant progress toward a number of milestones. This report surveys the ground we've covered over the course of a challenging, yet inspiring year.

Asian Development Bank enlists SORAMITSU to test cross-border securities settlements using blockchain
SORAMITSU will join the first proof-of-concept test of a blockchain-based cross-border securities settlement system in APAC, an ambitious public-private cooperation between ASEAN+3 member states and blockchain technology leaders.

SORAMITSU to Lead Feasibility Study on Digital Currency in Oceania
— The study, based on the policy goals of the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan, will analyse financial infrastructures and the future of digital assets in four Pacific Island countries.

SORAMITSU Teams Up With Datachain to Enable the Simultaneous Exchange of Multiple Digital Currencies by Ensuring Interoperability With Hyperledger Iroha
— Datachain, Inc. has launched a technology collaboration with SORAMITSU Co., Ltd., the initial contributor of Hyperledger Iroha, hosted by The Linux Foundation.

Laos partners with SORAMITSU on CBDC research as regulated crypto mining begins
— SORAMITSU, the firm that helped build Cambodia's Bakong digital payments system, will work with the Laos government to research what a Laotian CBDC might look like

SORAMITSU, JICA, and Bank of the Lao PDR to Inaugurate CBDC Research
— Study will focus on the capacity of central bank digital currencies to contribute to inclusive economic growth in Laos

Laos to Conduct CBDC Study With Japanese Startup SORAMITSU
— The central bank of Laos is working with Japanese financial startup SORAMITSU to conduct a study on the feasibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC)

SORAMITSU shortlisted in Global Central Bank Digital Currency Challenge
— A handful of industry leaders were recently selected by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to design the financial infrastructure of the future

In a move to reduce US dollar use, Cambodia implements a Digital Currency using SORAMITSU technology
— "Bakong" currency use has gained popularity due to the increase in use of digital payments

多人数向けサイバー空間サービスキット 「PEGASUS WORLD KIT」Epic GamesのUnreal Engineを活用し、JCB、ソラミツと共に提供へ
— JP GAMES株式会社は、株式会社ジェーシービー、ソラミツ株式会社とともに2021年下期よりEpic Gamesのゲームエンジン Unreal Engine上で実行される、企業向けサイバー空間サービスキット「PEGASUS WORLD KIT」の提供を開始します。

SORAMITSU Teams Up With JCB and JP GAMES to Create the "PEGASUS WORLD KIT" Using Epic Games' Unreal Engine
— JP GAMES INC., together with JCB Corporation and SORAMITSU Co., Ltd. will begin offering the PEGASUS WORLD KIT, a digital service kit for enterprises developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine, which will arrive in the second half of 2021.

SORAMITSU is partnering with Fly ANA and Hajime Tabata of JP Games on their new ANA NEO initiative!
— Prominent global partners will join the project to offer audiences worldwide with travel and shopping experiences while also featuring realistic digital renderings of real world locations

The Rise of Decentralized Exchanges on Polkadot
— Check out this amazing article on Forbes to learn more about our groundbreaking economic technology

Nobuyuki Idei, Former Chairman of Sony Corporation, Appointed as an Advisor to SORAMITSU
— Promoting the resolution of social issues around the world with blockchain technology from Japan

SORAMITSU Wins FinTech & RegTech Award for Pioneering Payment System
— Together with the National Bank of Cambodia, SORAMITSU has built the world's first blockchain-powered national payment infrastructure

Today is the fifth anniversary of SORAMITSU.
Over the last five years, a lot has happened! Just 2020 alone was a jam-packed year of work and many successes. To summarize the achievements of the past five years, Makoto Takemiya wrote the following blog post

Your 2020 Year in Review: SORAMITSU, SORA, Polkaswap and Fearless Wallet
The first month of the new year, 2021, is over now. Last year, 2020, was an interesting year by any standard, but we worked hard. To summarize the achievements of the year, we wrote the following article.

代表取締役社長 宮沢和正 がBG2C FIN/SUM BBに登壇
2020年8月24日、日本経済新聞社と金融庁が主催し、ブロックチェーン（分散型台帳）などをテーマに議論する国際会議「BG2C FIN/SUM BB (フィンサム BLOCKCHAIN & Business)」にソラミツの代表取締役社長 宮沢和正が登壇しました。

There's a new, cutting edge payments system operating in ASEAN.
—The country behind it might surprise you

Soramitsu Starts Testing 'White Tiger' Digital Currency in Japan
A Nikkei article states that Soramitsu will start testing its 'White Tiger' digital currency for retailers at a university in Fukushima.

Digital Currency for Financial Inclusion: What We Learnt (or not) From Bakong White Paper

Soramitsu Japan CEO Kazumasa Miyazawa recently made a presentation about CBDC at the Japanese Blockchain Association

In this episode of the BlockHash Podcast, Makoto Takemiya joins to discuss Soramitsu and how they are creating blockchain-based financial solutions.

What Cambodia's Project Bakong tells us about the trajectory of Central Bank Digital Currencies. Bakong was developed in collaboration with Soramitsu.

Why Cambodia is eager to launch its own DLT-based digital currency — or whatever you want to call it.

We've released Hyperledger Iroha 1.1.2 today. Patch release fixes MST memory consumption and also adds a great feature for quick-starting a failed node, and includes some infrastructure improvements to make Iroha more stable and comfortable to use.

New release of Sora — 1.5.1 — is available in PlayMarket and AppStore! Now invitation links are static, so you have a personal invitation link which you can reuse (e.g., for posting on twitter, etc.). We localised the mobile apps — now you can choose the language in the Profile section! You can help as to translate the app (in terms of both number of supported languages and translation quality) — please reach out to us to help out!

We are also happy to inform you that soon we will open the testnet again for our community to encourage testing of SoraNet-Ethereum bridge. Stay tuned!

Scotland's reputation as a global fintech base has been enhanced after hosting a visiting delegation of sector leaders from Japan.

How Fintech Startups Are Disrupting the Payments Industry. Last year, Japan-based Soramitsu rolled out a next-generation payment network that enables real-time payments online and via smartphones. The venture's blockchain platform is faster, cheaper and addresses development issues such as when people are "unbanked." In Cambodia, for example, 78 percent of the population over 15 years old do not have access to banking services. In six months, the platform enrolled thousands of real users.

Cambodia Readies a Blockchain-Based Digital Currency. Known as "Project Bakong" and first trialed by NBC in July 2019, Bakong was designed by the Japanese blockchain company Soramitsu. CEO Makoto Takemiya told CoinDesk that the CBDC "is simply a tokenized version of the USD and Riel fiat money in NBC's reserves."