[Startale Labs CEO: Former Japanese Web3 Project Team Leader is Expected to Become Digital Minister] On September 29, Sota Watanabe, CEO of Startale Labs, posted on X: "Masaaki Taira, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and former head of the Web3 project team, may become the digital minister of the Japanese government next week. This means that Web3 has a bright future in Japan. Taira knows Web3 very well and has been supporting the industry."