Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications = Tokyo, Kasumigaseki
The working group will be established under an expert panel convened by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications at the beginning of last month to strengthen cybersecurity measures by telecommunications operators, and will hold its first meeting in late November. It is expected to compile an interim report as early as 2027.
Regarding blocking, the government’s emergency measures package announced on November 6 included a call to “examine without delay how access restriction measures should be designed, including legal issues.” However, it has been suggested that blocking could conflict with the “secrecy of communications” guaranteed by the Constitution. The working group therefore plans to discuss issues involved in implementing blocking, including how it should be treated under the law.
At the press conference, Fujii emphasized that blocking requires “careful consideration,” while indicating his intention to accelerate studies aimed at preventing the spread of secondary damage.
