Foreign Minister emphasizes active cyber defense: "To the extent permitted by international law, we will neutralize overseas servers"

At the House of Representatives Cabinet Committee on the 2nd, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya emphasized that Japan will comply with international law when neutralizing overseas servers that are the source of attacks, in relation to a related bill aimed at introducing "active cyber defense" to prevent damage by taking the initiative against cyber attacks. "It goes without saying that we will do so within the limits permitted by international law.…