{"id":"tp-5708","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Japan’s Finance Minister suggests employing blockchain technology for Covid-19 contact tracing","author":"Mark Jason Alcala","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/5708","datePublished":"2020-08-25T08:21:14.000Z","dateModified":"2020-08-25T08:21:14.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Japan's Finance Ministry is urging for the use of blockchain in the country's efforts against the spread of the coronavirus.","section":"Technology","references":[{"title":"Cointelegraph","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/japans-finance-minister-blockchain-can-help-in-fight-against-covid"},{"title":"Worldometers.info","url":"https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/?"},{"title":"South Korean island of Jeju","url":"http://www.tokenpost.com/Jeju-Island-tourists-are-now-required-to-use-a-blockchain-based-contact-tracing-app-5700"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}