The government has begun considering the inclusion of domestic communications in the acquisition and analysis of communication information to detect signs of cyber attacks. This was reported by Yomiuri Shimbun and Jiji Press on the 9th. The aim is to expedite the amendment of the Active Cyber Defense Law.
At a press conference on the 9th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stated that they would "listen to a wide range of opinions and proceed with considerations," including the Liberal Democratic Party's proposal to expand the scope to domestic communications. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, during a related ministerial meeting on the 6th, discussed with Toshifumi Furukawa...