singular_me
3rd December 2015, 03:12 PM
not just yet but considering the fact japan lawmakers changed the constitution, the leap could be made at any time
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Islamic State Could Mount Cyber Attack in Japan, Minister Says
December 1, 2015
The shift in threats from physical attacks to cyber space will undermine the security advantages on which Japan has tended to rely: difficulty of access to the island nation and strict gun controls, Kono said at his offices. Japan will therefore be exposed to similar risks to those faced by the U.S. and Europe in future, and must work to seal off vulnerable points in advance of any attack, he added
The Japanese government has been consulting with the Central Intelligence Agency and Britain’s MI6 intelligence service to gain expertise, Kono said.
Japan is at risk of cyber attacks on its essential infrastructure by Islamic State, the country’s minister in charge of public safety said in an interview two weeks after a series of lethal terrorist attacks in Paris.
Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission since October, cabinet minister Taro Kono supervises the National Police Agency, meaning he is closely involved with security arrangements as the country prepares for the Group of Seven meeting in Japan next year and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Kono didn’t cite any specific Islamic State threats against Japan, though the group has said it considers Japan a target.
"What we need to be most concerned about is Islamic State progressing to cyber attacks on important infrastructure from using the Internet for public relations and recruiting," Kono said Tuesday. "They have some very capable people" and are likely to make such a move in the "not-too-distant future," he said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-02/islamic-state-could-attack-japan-s-infrastructure-minister-says
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In September the upper house of the Japanese parliament passed a law allowing the country’s military to use force overseas. The law reinterpreted Article 9 of Japan’s post-World War II pacifist constitution. The article strictly prohibited sending troops abroad.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/19/asia/japan-military-constitution/
http://www.voanews.com/content/japan-passes-bill-lifting-restrictions-on-military/2969471.html
http://www.davidicke.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Untitled-229.jpg
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Islamic State Could Mount Cyber Attack in Japan, Minister Says
December 1, 2015
The shift in threats from physical attacks to cyber space will undermine the security advantages on which Japan has tended to rely: difficulty of access to the island nation and strict gun controls, Kono said at his offices. Japan will therefore be exposed to similar risks to those faced by the U.S. and Europe in future, and must work to seal off vulnerable points in advance of any attack, he added
The Japanese government has been consulting with the Central Intelligence Agency and Britain’s MI6 intelligence service to gain expertise, Kono said.
Japan is at risk of cyber attacks on its essential infrastructure by Islamic State, the country’s minister in charge of public safety said in an interview two weeks after a series of lethal terrorist attacks in Paris.
Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission since October, cabinet minister Taro Kono supervises the National Police Agency, meaning he is closely involved with security arrangements as the country prepares for the Group of Seven meeting in Japan next year and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Kono didn’t cite any specific Islamic State threats against Japan, though the group has said it considers Japan a target.
"What we need to be most concerned about is Islamic State progressing to cyber attacks on important infrastructure from using the Internet for public relations and recruiting," Kono said Tuesday. "They have some very capable people" and are likely to make such a move in the "not-too-distant future," he said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-02/islamic-state-could-attack-japan-s-infrastructure-minister-says
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In September the upper house of the Japanese parliament passed a law allowing the country’s military to use force overseas. The law reinterpreted Article 9 of Japan’s post-World War II pacifist constitution. The article strictly prohibited sending troops abroad.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/19/asia/japan-military-constitution/
http://www.voanews.com/content/japan-passes-bill-lifting-restrictions-on-military/2969471.html
http://www.davidicke.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Untitled-229.jpg