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POLITICSThe government has received unauthorized access and is holding a ministerial meeting tonight.The government has received unauthorized access and is holding a ministerial meeting tonight.https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nd-20261026de65587

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In response to the successive information leaks caused by unauthorized access, the government decided to hold a ministerial meeting on cybersecurity in the evening of the 26th, attended by Prime Minister Takaichi, to discuss future measures.

Japanese public opinion

Reactions in the comment sections of related Japanese TV news videos on YouTube.

Positive / Negative toward: the government's emergency countermeasures against the recent wave of unauthorized-access data leaks

Positive points

  • Japan needs stronger cyber defenses and a dedicated national security body.

  • Work with real cyber experts and involve the whole nation.

  • Monday meeting timing and quick decisions show the government is acting.

Negative points

  • Response is far too slow; they should have acted much earlier.

  • The Digital Agency has done little and avoids responsibility.

  • Ministers and officials lack IT expertise; bring in real experts.

This is not a random-sample survey. It covers only comments posted on these YouTube videos, which were classified and summarized by AI. The speech bubbles are AI-written paraphrases of common points, not quotes from actual comments.