EBC ニュースレター　2022年11月2日

• Japan’s Defense Ministry is planning to boost its cyber defense personnel more than fivefold to up to 5,000 by fiscal 2027 in response to increasing efforts by China and other countries to bolster their cyber warfare capabilities, a source familiar with the matter said.
  The ministry looks to expand its “core staff” for dealing with cyberattacks, including those of the Self-Defense Forces’ newly launched cyber defense unit, to around 890 in fiscal 2022 and further to 4,000 to 5,000 by fiscal 2027, the source said. (Japan Today)

• Japan on Friday unveiled an economic package worth about $200 billion to cushion the highest inflation seen in decades, as households and some businesses feel the impact of a weak yen.
  Announcing the plan, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that his government “will protect people’s livelihoods from high prices through effective and drastic easing measures,” emphasizing the need to target energy prices, which he said are “the main cause of the price surge.” (News on Japan)

• The government on Oct. 26 convened a meeting on decarbonization and other measures to promote Japan’s green transformation, or GX, launching discussions on the introduction of tentatively named “GX economic transition bonds” while eyeing the full-fledged introduction of emissions trading in fiscal 2026.
  The government plans to tap a carbon pricing system to fund Japan’s transition to a greener society. It is expected to present a course of action by the end of the year on specific pricing measures, such as a carbon tax on companies according to their CO2 emissions, and an emissions trading system. (The Mainichi)

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