Yes, the Bank of Japan have posted up a Q&A page on bitcoin etc. on its 'The Central Council for Financial Services Information' website

Bloomberg have a quickie summary .... basically the Bank is warning on the risks:

  • gives a basic overview of cryptocurrencies
  • how they're different from traditional currencies
  • notes there's no central bank to back them up
  • details how you won't necessarily profit from investing in them

Its been a while since BTC climbed Mt. Fuji