Japan to enlist telecom carriers in fight against cyberattacks

Monitoring of communications content would be allowed under certain conditions

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Japan aims to boost its cyberdefenses through public-private cooperation. © Reuters

SHUNSUKE SHIGETA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to let telecommunications carriers monitor their systems for cyberattacks, aiming to strengthen cybersecurity that has been called minor-league compared with U.S. and Europe.

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