{"id":507807,"date":"2022-11-08T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/japans-largest-mobile-operator-to-establish-web3-consortium\/"},"modified":"2022-11-08T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T09:00:11","slug":"japans-largest-mobile-operator-to-establish-web3-consortium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japans-largest-mobile-operator-to-establish-web3-consortium\/","title":{"rendered":"# Japan\u2019s largest mobile operator to establish Web3 consortium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a288ad8d97d7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a288ad8d97d7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japans-largest-mobile-operator-to-establish-web3-consortium\/#%E2%80%9D_Japans_largest_mobile_operator_to_establish_Web3_consortium_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Japan\u2019s largest mobile operator to establish Web3 consortium  &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Japans_largest_mobile_operator_to_establish_Web3_consortium_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Japan\u2019s largest mobile operator to establish Web3 consortium  &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTEvMzg4OGNhNTktNjQzOC00MWE4LTk4YjMtYTU0NTMyOTgzZTZiLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-4b69a2fe>NTT Docomo, Japan\u2019s largest mobile operator with over $40 billion in annual revenue, partnered with multi-chain smart contract platform Astar Network to accelerate the Web3\u00a0implementation in the country. The joint effort will take the form of a consortium, which would give individuals and corporations the ability to utilize tokens for governance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release from Nov. 9, Astar Network and NTT Docomo have also specifically agreed to collaborate on three fundamentals. They will pursue sustainable development by researching case studies for environmental issues in Web3, try to eliminate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> gaps on the road to wider Web3 adoption by educating people and provide opportunities for engineers and business leaders to learn and gain practical experience. <\/p>\n<p>Astar Network CEO Sota Watanabe said the project\u2019s mission is to bring Web3 out of a narrow tech-savvy circle to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn this context, more robust cases with excellent user experience on an infrastructure that is accessible to everyone is essential. It is about making a society where more people can truly enjoy the benefits of Web3, not just engineers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Recently, Japan, which ones roughly one-third of Docomos\u2019 shares, has been showing a growing interest in Web3, crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi). On Nov. 2, The Digital Agency of Japan launched a research decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to study Web3. In late October, the country\u2019s second-largest port city, Fukuoka, partnered with Aster Labs to develop new use cases for Web3 technologies. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Related: <\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Metaverse schooling to help Japanese city combat growing absenteeism<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the country still has rather tough crypto regulations, its prime minister is quite vocal on the government\u2019s plans for major investment in Web3 and metaverse initiatives. 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