This page contains a summary of Digital Minister Matsumoto's press conference on February 3, 2026. The minister discusses the Digital and Cyber Security Working Group, established as one of 17 growth strategies. Critical infrastructure systems—government, municipalities, and hospitals—require strengthened digital resilience to protect against cyber attacks and disasters. The minister emphasizes this as crucial "crisis management investment." Additionally, Japan and the UK upgraded their cyber partnership to a "Strategic Cyber Partnership" during bilateral talks, focusing on threat detection, defense, deterrence, cyber resilience enhancement, and cooperation on talent development and emerging technologies.
