Yomiuri front-paged a GOJ plan to stipulate the conditions under which the SDF would be allowed to initiate cyberattacks, noting that the SDF would be authorized to launch a counter cyberattack if the perpetrator of the original attack were clearly identified and the nation’s critical infrastructure such as utility and railway operations were seriously disrupted as a result of the attack. Anti-cyberattack operations would be permitted even in the absence of an attack by conventional weapons. The cabinet is expected to approve this policy in mid-December.