Nobutaka TAKEO
- Director for Cybersecurity at METI Japan, leading efforts to protect industries from cyber threats.
- Focuses on securing Japanese industries and ensuring safe product development.
- Over 20 years at METI, specializing in technology policy and industrial security.
- Former Director of the Battery Industry Division, shaping Japan’s energy and tech sectors.
Nobutaka TAKEO is the Director for Cybersecurity at the Ministry of Economy Trade andIndustry (METI) Japan. His work centers around two main missions: to protect Japanese industry from cyber threats, and to help Japanese industry make secure products.
He has over 20 years of experience in METI with a strong background in technology policy. Most recently, he served as the Director for Battery Industry Division for two years before assuming his current role in 2023.