Japan: Guidelines on Roles Expected of Cyber Infrastructure Providers under Basic Act on Cybersecurity
Progress
Current status
adopted
31 Mar 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
infrastructure provider: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and National Cybersecurity Office released guidelines on roles expected of cyber infrastructure providers
On 31 March 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the National Cybersecurity Office (NCO) released guidelines on the roles expected of cyber infrastructure providers. The guidelines were developed by the Study Group on the Rol…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government