Just like the title, in my country, Japan, I think people are leaving blockchain scene believing that there's no future.
In Korea, on the contrast, people are waiting for the listing of the KLAY, the token made by Klaytn.
Which is the real??
I think Japan is one of the country who are working towards to implement blockchain payment system in their country so I don't understand why you were saying that japan leveing projects?
Price fall in bitcoin does affect on the prices of altcoins most of the time but not always to be honest.