`` Economic group '' established in the National Security Agency.
As economic policy and diplomacy / security are increasingly closely linked, an Economic Group has been set up in the National Security Bureau of the Cabinet Secretariat. At the inauguration ceremony, Secretary-General Kan showed that he would do his utmost to strengthen border measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
The NSC (National Security Agency), the secretariat of the National Security Council, which controls the foreign and security policies of the government, has an "Economic Group" and the opening ceremony was held on the 6th.
Secretary-General Kan attended, saying, “The security footprint is rapidly expanding into the economic and technological fields. Institutional design is appropriate for the movement of people, goods and money data in Japan and the world from a security perspective. You need to. "
`` Responding to the movement of people to protect the safety of the public, such as flexible border measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, is also a major issue. I want you to do my best. "
The "Economic Group" will also be involved in policy making regarding cyber security, etc. and gathering information on the response and economic situation of each country following the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus.