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Japan to amend Economic Security Promotion Act to address emerging risks

( February 10, 2026, 09:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A Japanese government expert panel on Tuesday submitted proposals to amend the Economic Security Promotion Act to address emerging risks, including supply-chain vulnerabilities. State Minister for Economic Security Kimi Onoda told the panel chair that the cabinet aims to submit an amendment bill to the 2022 law during the upcoming Diet session. The proposals call for strengthening supply-chain resilience, establishing a new framework to support strategically important projects abroad, creating a government-linked economic security think tank and introducing measures to safeguard sensitive data.Statement follows and proposal is attached (both in Japanese). ...

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