According to ChainCatcher, Sota, CEO of Startale Labs, a Web3 infrastructure under Astar Network, tweeted that Masaaki Taira, former chairman of the Japanese government's Web3 project, may become the digital minister of the Japanese government next week.

Sota said: "The future of Web3 in Japan is very bright. Masaaki Taira knows a lot about Web3 and has been supporting this industry. I am so happy."