Key facts
- Japan will seek ways to obtain information on undisclosed software vulnerabilities from US AI developers and other overseas tech companies at an early stage, Nikkei reported.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi directed officials to draw up a cybersecurity package in late October, according to Nikkei.
- Tokyo is preparing the package in response to a rise in cyberattacks, Nikkei reported.
Japan will seek ways to obtain information on undisclosed software vulnerabilities from US artificial intelligence developers and other overseas tech companies at an early stage, Nikkei reported on November 4. Tokyo is preparing an emergency cybersecurity package in response to a rise in cyberattacks, the report said.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi directed officials to draw up the package in late October, according to Nikkei. The report did not name the companies Japan would approach, the vulnerabilities involved or a date for the package's release.