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IPA Translation Turns CISA Security Goals Into A Japan Infrastructure Baseline
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IPA Translation Turns CISA Security Goals Into A Japan Infrastructure Baseline

Japan’s Information-technology Promotion Agency published a Japanese translation of CISA’s Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals Version 2.0 for domestic critical infrastructure operators. The guidance covers IT and operational technology, maps goals to NIST CSF 2.0, and frames the controls as minimum practices rather than a full cybersecurity program. The practical test is whether asset owners use the worksheet to rank gaps by cost, complexity and impact, then review progress after 12 months.

June 7, 2026Read More →
Japan’s Gennai AI Push Tests Public-Sector Guardrails For Diet Answers
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Japan’s Gennai AI Push Tests Public-Sector Guardrails For Diet Answers

Japan’s government is using its in-house generative AI system Gennai to help prepare Diet answer documents as officials defend the workflow against criticism. Digital Minister Matsumoto said Gennai can identify related systems and past answers, while staff still revise outputs and check facts before material reaches the minister. The practical test is whether the tool reduces late-night bureaucratic work without turning parliamentary answers into unchecked AI output.

June 7, 2026Read More →
Mercari Moves AI Leadership Into HR as It Tests AI-Native Workflows
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Mercari Moves AI Leadership Into HR as It Tests AI-Native Workflows

Mercari's Japan business CTO Toshiya Kimura is becoming CHRO and CAIO as the company links AI adoption with organizational redesign. The company has tested smaller AI Pods and found faster decisions, but also limits around design, compliance and cross-functional work. Mercari plans to make HR itself AI-first while using governance across legal, privacy, security, public policy and AI expertise.

June 1, 2026Read More →