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Japan to allow ‘proactive cyber-defense’ from October 1st

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2026-03-18

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Simon Sharwood

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Japan has decided to allow its Self-Defense Forces and police to carry out offensive cyber-operations starting October 1, establishing a government cyber-management committee to approve or deny operations; authorized actions may include attacking and disabling infrastructure used to run cyberattacks as part of a "proactive cyber-defense" posture amid a perceived deterioration in the national cybersecurity environment.

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