Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday instructed his government to quickly draw up possible legislation to introduce an active cyberdefense system that would allow preemptive actions against cyberattacks.
"We face an urgent task of enhancing our cyber response capabilities," Kishida told the first meeting of an expert government panel on the issue at the Prime Minister's Office.
The government hopes to submit the envisaged legislation as soon as the next parliamentary session, which is expected to begin in the autumn.