TOKYO -- Japan will soon build and test a communication network secured by quantum encryption connecting Tokyo with several major cities, Nikkei has learned.
Fiber-optic system will connect Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Kobe

Quantum encryption is needed to defend against decryption by quantum computers, which will soon become mainstream. (Nikkei collage)
TOKYO -- Japan will soon build and test a communication network secured by quantum encryption connecting Tokyo with several major cities, Nikkei has learned.