In Tokyo, IDF and Japan Exchange Ideas on Tech Warfare

Jerusalem, 9 December, 2019 (TPS) -- Rear Admiral Akira Ichida, Head of J6 at the Japanese Ministry of Defense, hosted IDF Brigadier Gen. Yariv Nir, IDF Chief Signal Officer, in Tokyo last week.

The IDF stated Monday that they “discussed operational and technological challenges” and future collaborations between Israel and Japan in cyber, technology and defense.

“Building a strong future together,” the IDF tweed in Japanese.

The J6 Directorate is tasked with cyber and technology-related warfare.

Israel and Japan in recent years have strengthened their ties, and especially in the area of tech start-ups and defense.