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• Is gacha in NFT games gambling? What industry guidelines and Japanese government documents say about gambling law and the Premiums and Representations Act

  Guide · October 14, 2026

  'Isn't gacha gambling?' That is the question this piece follows through industry guidelines and documents from Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency and Digital Agency. How those documents line up random sales against the crime of gambling and the Premiums and Representations Act, and what users can check for themselves. It is not a legal conclusion.

• How do crypto scams find you? Four common patterns, and where to get help in Japan, based on figures from Japan's National Police Agency and National Consumer Affairs Center

  Guide · October 14, 2026

  Investment pitches on social media, romance scams that start on matching apps, messages claiming to be official, unregistered providers — crypto scams reach people through a handful of repeated routes. Warnings and figures from Japan's National Police Agency and National Consumer Affairs Center, backed by the Financial Services Agency and Consumer Affairs Agency, lay out the patterns and the official places to get help.

• Crypto tax basics in Japan: how it's taxed now, and what the FY2026 reform decided and hasn't decided yet

  Guide · October 14, 2026

  'It's 20% now' and 'it's still aggregate taxation' — you hear both. Reading the National Tax Agency's FAQ and the FY2026 reform overview, I tried to sort out what is actually settled: what the law has decided about 20% separate taxation, and why the start date is still undecided.

• What is the crypto "Travel Rule"? How providers pass along sender and recipient information, based on materials from Japan's FSA and JVCEA

  Guide · October 14, 2026

  Why do providers ask for your name and the purpose when you send crypto? That question leads into the 'Travel Rule.' Official materials from Japan's FSA, JVCEA and National Police Agency cover when it started in Japan, what gets passed between providers, and what senders are asked.

• Wallet basics: How is holding your own keys different from an exchange account? And why you should never share your seed phrase

  Guide · October 14, 2026

  A wallet where you hold your own keys, and an account where an exchange holds them for you — both look like 'holding' crypto, but they mean very different things. A report commissioned by Japan's Digital Agency and warnings from Japan's crypto exchange association explain the difference, why you never share your seed phrase, and what to watch for when storing it.

• ERC-20 and Polygon basics: What does it mean that the COT whitepaper lists two contracts?

  Guide · October 14, 2026

  The COT whitepaper lists two contract addresses — Ethereum (ERC-20) and Polygon. Why two? That had me curious, so I read the official documentation: what the ERC-20 standard is, what the Polygon chain is, how bridges work, and what to check before you send.

• Crypto assets move under Japan's securities law: what the 2026 amendment enacted, what's already in effect, and what still has no date

  News · October 14, 2026

  Crypto assets are moving under Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — but has it started yet, or not? The answer comes in stages. The FSA's published materials walk the amendment enacted on July 15, 2026 through four of them — report, enactment, already in effect, no date yet — and show what changes.

• JPYC basics: the Japanese yen stablecoin is an "electronic payment instrument," and how that differs from crypto assets

  Guide · October 14, 2026

  A yen stablecoin — is JPYC a crypto asset, or not? Materials from Japan's Financial Services Agency settle it: JPYC is an 'electronic payment instrument' under Japan's Payment Services Act, a different category. How it differs from crypto assets, when issuance started, and where issuance stands.

• Buying an NFT doesn't get you the copyright? What to check before turning a cosplay photo into an NFT, or buying one

  Guide · October 14, 2026

  Buying an NFT of a cosplay photo does not hand you the photo's copyright. Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs copyright textbook shows the three parties in play — the photographer, the person in the photo, and the original work — and what to check before making or buying an NFT.