Japan's Bic Camera to accept bitcoin payments in all shops
Japanese electronics retailer Bic Camera will extend the acceptance of bitcoin to all its locations in the country in response to popular demand, it has said. Bic Camera first began accepting the digital currency at selected Tokyo stores in April, but will now do so nationwide and will include some of its subsidiary Kojima stores in the suburbs in the expansion.

TOKYO -- Bic Camera will allow payments in bitcoin at all locations throughout Japan as early as this month, looking to provide more options for foreign and domestic shoppers.

The Japanese electronics retailer had begun accepting the cryptocurrency at certain Tokyo stores starting in April with the help of the Japanese bitcoin exchange bitFlyer. The more than expected popularity of this option prompted Bic Camera to expand the system to the rest of its locations, the company says.