# Japan lashes out against alleged Chinese military cyberattacks

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YUICHI SAKAGUCHI

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Tokyo goes on offensive, names Beijing as culprit for first time ever


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A recent cyberattack campaign against JAXA and some 200 other Japanese entities was
blamed on Chinese military.  © Reuters
YUICHI SAKAGUCHI, Nikkei senior staff writerMay 16, 2021 15:00 JST | [Japan](https://asia.nikkei.com/Location/East-Asia/Japan)
TOKYO -- Usually a mundane affair, the weekly news conference by the National Public
Safety Commission caused a stir recently among the global cybersecurity community after
police chief Mitsuhiro Matsumoto officially identified China as responsible for a cyberattack
on Japan.

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