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New Japanese law will expand security-clearance requirements to critical economic sectors

By Toko Sekiguchi
  • 27 Feb 2024 06:21
  • 27 Feb 2024 06:21
In an effort to tighten its intelligence security, Japan is legislating its first so-called security clearance law for non-government workers, to allow the state to run background checks on individuals with access to critical economic industries.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet today approved a bill for parliamentary submission to beef

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Toko Sekiguchi

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Toko is a senior correspondent in Tokyo covering antitrust, anti-bribery & corruption, financial services and regulatory issues in Japan. Before joining MLex, she has worked as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones News, Bloomberg News and Time Magazine.

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