Government holds urgent cybersecurity meeting in response to recent data breaches
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks at a news conference on Monday at the Prime Minister's Office. | JIJI
Oct 26, 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government held a ministerial meeting on cybersecurity Monday evening to discuss countermeasures in response to data breaches affecting the personal information of millions that have started to cause financial losses.
Takaichi attended the meeting along with Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, digital minister Toshiharu Furukawa and the ministers for finance and defense, among others.
The move followed GMO Internet Group’s request over the weekend for the government to mount active cyberdefense measures, after a hacking of the company’s servers.
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