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This chapter provides an overview of Japan’s cybersecurity policy. After Sect. 1, which introduces the definition of cybersecurity, Sect. 2 touches on the current state of cybersecurity, tracing the changing means and objectives of cyberattacks and the corresponding approaches to cybersecurity. Section 3 considers the particular characteristics of Japan’s cybersecurity policy. In this section, the characteristics of Japan’s cybersecurity policy are discussed, focusing on the government role in the area. In Sect. 4, specific policy measures taken by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, one of the main government agencies responsible for cybersecurity policy, are introduced, in light of Sect. 3.
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Aikawa, W. (2020). Japan’s Cybersecurity Policy. In: Mitomo, H. (eds) Telecommunications Policies of Japan. Advances in Information and Communication Research, vol 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1033-5_7
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