TOKYO, 21 Jun: Japan\u2019s space agency has suffered a series of cyberattacks since last year, but sensitive information related to rockets and satellites was not affected and it is continuing to investigate and take preventive measures, officials said Friday.
\nChief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi acknowledged that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, has had \u201ca number of\u201d cyberattacks since late last year.
\nJAXA has investigated the extent of illegal access while shutting down the affected networks and verifying that they did not contain classified information about operations of rockets and satellites and national security, he said.
\nHayashi vowed to strengthen Japan\u2019s ability to counter cyberattacks.
\nJapan has been accelerating a military buildup in response to China\u2019s growing military might and is hoping to be able to develop a counterstrike ability, but experts say Tokyo will continue to need to rely heavily on the United States for launching long-range cruise missiles at targets.
\nOfficials on Friday said they were not aware of any information leak from the cyberattacks. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the attacks on JAXA have not affected his ministry, but that he is keeping a close watch on the investigation by the agency, which is one of his ministry\u2019s key contractors.
\nEducation and science minister Masahito Moriyama also told a news conference Friday that he believed there was no actual damage from the cyberattacks.
\nOfficials said JAXA is currently working with the government\u2019s cybersecurity team to introduce countermeasures.
\nJAXA has scored a series of successes in its space program this year. In January, its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon reached the lunar surface in a breakthrough precision landing, making Japan the fifth country to successfully put a probe on the moon. In February, the agency\u2019s new flagship H3 rocket successfully reached a planned orbit for the first time, after a failed debut flight last year. A third H3 flight carrying an advanced observation satellite is planned for June 30. AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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