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Identity-Centric Security in 2026: Why Japanese Enterprises Are Rethinking Zero Trust

The 2025 Digital Cliff has come and gone. Most Japanese companies did not fall off it. But they did not walk away clean either. What it left behind is a messy security landscape. Old systems patched just enough to survive. New cloud tools layered on top. And security teams trying to hold it all together. The old castle and moat model does not fit anymore. Back then, once you were inside the network, you were trusted. In 2026, work is everywhere. Homes. Partner offices. Cloud platforms. That idea of a clear inside and outside is gone. This is why Zero Trust in Japan is changing shape. It is no longer about slicing networks into smaller pieces. It is about identity. Who is accessing systems. What they are. Human or machine.…