Noritaka Okabe

Noritaka Okabe began his entrepreneurial journey in 2001 while studying at Hitotsubashi University, founding his first company and serving as Representative Director and Director/CTO. In 2017, he co-founded Real World Games Inc., where he held key positions including Director/CTO and CFO before continuing as a Director. In 2019, Okabe established Japan Cryptoasset Market, Inc. (now JPYC Inc.) and became its Representative Director.

Since 2021, Okabe has led the issuance of the yen-denominated prepaid token “JPYC Prepaid.” That same year, he was appointed Visiting Professor at the Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation (iU) and Director of the Blockchain Collaborative Consortium (BCCC). In July 2023, he became Chair of the BCCC’s “Blockchain Adoption Promotion Committee,” and since June 2025, he has also served as a Director of the Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA).