&quot;As a matter of common sense, if there are transactions and subsequent gains ,it is natural... for the finance ministry to consider how it can impose taxes,&quot; Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters. 
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Japan says Bitcoin transactions not a currency but taxable

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