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Japan's cyber security market offers opportunities for UK companies

Recent security breaches and the challenge of hosting global events have made information security a critical element of Japanese business.

Japan's cyber security market

The cyber security sector is fast emerging as one of the most important aspects for any company around the world to consider.

The volume of information and data and advancement of online technologies makes this a fast moving and ever changing industry. The UK has proven strengths and is visible as a world leader in this field.

Japan is quickly recognising this fact. It also has much to consider as it prepares to host one of the most challenging global events in terms of security, the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Recent security breaches amongst some big corporations have also contributed to putting this industry in the limelight. Japan values the UK’s reputation and expertise. This represents a great opportunity for British companies in the cyber security market.

The cyber security market explained

Our team recently released an in-depth report on cyber security policy and opportunities in Japan.

Download Cyber Security: Policies and Opportunities in Japan to fully understand this developing industry.

Our recorded webinar will give you a detailed insight into the cyber security market in Japan. It offers a valuable first step to understand how your business could engage in this sector.

You can gain business knowledge of:

  • latest market information on the information security business in Japan
  • state of play of the Japanese information security business
  • peculiarities of the market
  • structure of the Japanese information security business
  • decision making systems
  • relationships with local partnerships

Watch our video to take your next steps towards entering this market.

About our speakers

Hiroaki Maeno (President) and Mr. Takagi (General Manager) of Monet provide an in-depth analysis of the cyber security market in Japan. Monet is a Japanese company which specialises in the information security business and has been working with large Japanese system integrators such as NEC, Fujitsu and Hitachi for over 10 years. They have extensive knowledge and expertise in the sector.

Etsuo Watanabe is the head of the Technology team at UK Trade and Investment Japan.

Next steps

Watch the full webinar to find out detailed information on the Japanese cyber security market.

Visit our dedicated sector page on cyber security, space and emerging technologies to keep up-to-date with the latest news and opportunities.

Contact the UKTI Japan team for further advice and support on doing business in Japan.

Published 21 May 2015
Last updated 17 July 2015 + show all updates
  1. Details of new UKTI report on cyber security policy and opportunities in Japan added

  2. First published.