19th Japan-ASEAN Cybersecurity Policy Meeting Results
Overview
The 19th Japan-ASEAN Cybersecurity Policy Meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 27 and 28, 2026. Participants shared each country’s policy priorities and the results of cooperation activities agreed on the previous year, and agreed to advance cooperation and strengthen Japan-ASEAN ties, including between public- and private-sector organizations. The 20th meeting is scheduled to be held in Japan around October next year.
Key points
- Participants agreed to further strengthen cooperation between Japan and ASEAN, including between public- and private-sector organizations.
- The 20th Policy Meeting is scheduled to be held in Japan around October next year.
- The Policy Meeting aims to strengthen international cooperation and initiatives between Japan and ASEAN countries in the field of cybersecurity.
Overview
The Policy Meeting has been held about once a year since 2009.
The 19th meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand, over two days, October 27 and 28, 2026, with Japan and Thailand serving as co-chairs.
Impact
Participants agreed to further advance future cooperation activities and strengthen ties between Japan and ASEAN, including between public- and private-sector organizations.
Details
Participants exchanged information on the direction of each country’s cybersecurity policy initiatives and shared the future policy priorities of ASEAN member states, the ASEAN Secretariat, and Japan’s policy-making ministries.
As results of the cooperation activities agreed on the previous year, participants shared the Japan-ASEAN Cyber Exercise, joint mutual notifications, a critical infrastructure protection workshop, development of the Japan-ASEAN Cybersecurity Policy Handbook, joint awareness-raising, industry-academia-government collaboration, capacity building, and working group operations.
Attendees included cybersecurity and information and communications ministries and agencies of ASEAN member states, the ASEAN Secretariat, Japan’s National Cybersecurity Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.