Japan's national security renaissance needs a cybersecurity revolution

Evan Wright is a research assistant at the Center for a New American Security's Indo-Pacific Security Program. He previously worked at the Institute for Defense Analyses conducting research on critical and emerging technologies for the White House, Department of Defense and other executive branch agencies.

In late 2022, the Japanese government made historic advancements in its national security policy. Motivated by threats from China, North Korea and Russia, Tokyo outlined its national security strategy in three new documents aimed at developing a credible deterrent by significantly increasing the national defense budget and acquiring substantial new defense capabilities.