Yesterday, Tokyo-based Lead Real Estate said it would develop condominiums and hotels ahead of the Japan Olympics 2020 by using funds raised through issuing security tokens. The company which was founded in 2003 plans to issue digital tokens for upcoming properties in Ginza, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ebisu, Shinagawa, and Meguro using the Securitize platform Last year, ...

An international team of researchers led by the University of Tokyo has discovered a new material which, when rolled into a nanotube, generates an electric current if exposed to light. If magnified and scaled up, say the scientists, the technology could be used in future high-efficiency solar devices.