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The 8th Japan-France Bilateral Consultations on Cybersecurity

October 20, 2026
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On Monday, October 19, the 8th Japan-France Bilateral Consultations on Cybersecurity were held in Tokyo, Japan.

  1. The Consultations were represented by Mr. TAKABA Yo, Ambassador in charge of Cyber Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) from the Japanese side, and Mr. ABECASSIS Adrien, Ambassador for Digital Affairs, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs from the French side, with the participation of officials from, on the Japanese side, National Cybersecurity Office (NCO), National Police Agency (NPA), Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Defense (MOD), and on the French side, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI), Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energetic and Digital Sovereignty, as well as the Ministry of Justice.
  2. At these consultations, the two sides exchanged views on cybersecurity strategy and policy, cooperation at both the bilateral and multilateral levels in the areas such as capacity building, recalling that the two leaders in April reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation through the Japan-France Bilateral Consultations on Cybersecurity.
  3. Both sides confirmed that the two countries will continue to hold the Japan-France Bilateral Consultations on Cybersecurity.

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