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Japan Adopts Proactive Cyber Defense Strategy

Japan's new Active Cyber Defence law mandates incident reporting for critical infrastructure – European multinationals with Japanese operations should benchmark requirements against NIS2 to avoid duplicative compliance gaps.

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Learn about Japan's Active Cyber Defense (ACD) strategy, mandatory reporting rules, and key impacts on critical infrastructure.

Editorial Analysis

Why it matters

European enterprises with Japanese supply-chain or operational footprints face a new mandatory reporting regime that, while structurally similar to NIS2, carries distinct obligations worth harmonising early.

What to do

Assess whether Japanese subsidiaries or key suppliers fall under ACD scope and integrate reporting workflows with existing EU incident-response plans.

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