Japan's Finance Minister: ”Crypto assets are a means of portfolio diversification... Focus on creating a safe environment”

Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato has acknowledged that cryptocurrencies qualify as a means of diversifying investment portfolios and has pledged to create a safe trading environment.
Minister Kato spoke at the Web3 Conference (WebX) held in Tokyo.
In his keynote speech at the 2025 Symposium, he emphasized the role of crypto assets in investment portfolios and called the “cryptocurrency
"Although the asset is highly volatile, if the right investment environment is created, it could become a diversified investment option," he said. In addition, considering the growing user base, he is working to create a healthy environment for cryptocurrency trading.
The announcement came shortly after the Financial Services Agency (FSA) called on the government to revise the taxation system for crypto assets and apply a single tax rate.
The FSA proposed that profits be taxed separately, like stocks, at a single rate of about 20.315%.
This shows that Bitcoin (BTC) assets are gradually establishing their position in the Japanese economy. Meanwhile, Metaplanet, a domestic Bitcoin (BTC) asset management company, has announced that it will begin trading as an FTS.
The company is expected to be promoted from small cap to mid cap in FTSE Russell's September 2025 half-yearly review and included in the FTSE Japan Index.