<p>Mtgox owner was already in japan and already had his company there when he decided to buy mtgox from historical owner Jed in 2011.</p>

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<li>mtgox owner s blog : <a href="http://blog.magicaltux.net/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.magicaltux.net/</a></li>
<li>hosting company that existed years before he decided to buy mtgox : <a href="http://legal.tibanne.com/" rel="nofollow">http://legal.tibanne.com/</a> , services on <a href="https://www.kalyhost.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kalyhost.com/</a></li>
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<p>I was wondering why MtGox is a Japanese company. The founder was American, and the current owner is French, so is there a special reason why Japan was attractive for them?</p>

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Is there a reason why MtGox is based in Japan?
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# Is there a reason why MtGox is based in Japan?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-10)

I was wondering why MtGox is a Japanese company. The founder was American, and the current owner is French, so is there a special reason why Japan was attractive for them?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-05-10. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

Mtgox owner was already in japan and already had his company there when he decided to buy mtgox from historical owner Jed in 2011.

* mtgox owner s blog : <http://blog.magicaltux.net/>
* hosting company that existed years before he decided to buy mtgox : <http://legal.tibanne.com/> , services on <https://www.kalyhost.com/>


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