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Japan to Add Economic Security to Scope of Designated Secrets
Nippon | English | News | Dec. 12, 2025 | Regulation
The Japanese government plans to expand the scope of specially designated secrets to include information crucial to economic security. This addition is part of a draft revision to the operational standards for the law on the protection of specially designated secrets, which was approved by a policy division of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The revision is expected to be formally adopted at a cabinet meeting by the end of 2025.
This revision marks the second update to the operational standards since the law's enforcement in 2014, with such reviews conducted every five years. The government aims to strengthen information security by integrating the specially designated secrets system with the security clearance program introduced earlier in 2025, allowing certified individuals access to sensitive information.
The specially designated secrets protection law originally covers four areas: defense, diplomacy, espionage prevention, and terrorism prevention. It enforces stricter penalties to prevent leaks of critical information to avoid significant disruptions to national security.