The glitch in Japan’s plans to bolster U.S. defence

As the United States faces security threats across the globe, its close ally Japan has committed to stepping up as a trusted defence partner – but Tokyo’s cyber and information security vulnerabilities remain a concern, officials and experts say.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is overseeing a once-unthinkable military build-up, told the U.S. Congress this month that Tokyo was committed to helping its partner counter challenges ranging from Russia’s war in Ukraine to an increasingly assertive China.
That came as the allies announced new areas of military cooperation, including tapping Japan’s industrial capacity to bolster defence production and possibly developing new technologies with AUKUS security partners Australia and Britain.