By Genta Nakanishi ( October 27, 2026, 07:06 GMT | Insight) -- Japan will respond swiftly and flexibly to rapidly evolving cyberthreats as it prepares an emergency cybersecurity package for next week, National Cyber Director Yoichi Iida said Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ordered urgent measures to counter a surge in cyberattacks targeting Japanese businesses.Japan will respond swiftly and flexibly to rapidly evolving cyberthreats as it prepares an emergency cybersecurity package for next week, National Cyber Director Yoichi Iida, head of the National Cybersecurity Office, or NCO, said Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ordered urgent measures to counter a surge in cyberattacks targeting Japanese businesses....
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