On September 29, 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. Taira knows a lot about Web3 and has been supporting the industry." Taira was the chairman of the Web3 project of the ruling party of Japan and has a deep understanding of the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.