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Economy

Bitcoin seen spreading to 20,000 Japanese merchants

Retailers aim to open foreign tourists' virtual wallets

A sushi restaurant in Tokyo with a bitcoin ATM installed.
| Japan

TOKYO -- Japanese merchants accepting bitcoin payments could quintuple to 20,000 this year, looking to cater to foreign visitors' digital wallets as the virtual currency spreads.

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