Octopus Project - Voluntary Contributions from Japan
The Octopus Project is a Council of Europe project based on voluntary contributions from States Parties and Observers to the Convention on Cybercrime and other public and private sector organisations, aiming to support the implementation of the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), its Protocols and related standards, as well as to address additional challenges that came to the forefront in the course of 2020.
The Council of Europe gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Japan to the Octopus Project.
The project is open to voluntary contributions. Consult the Octopus Project leaflet here (version March 2026). 
Japan makes a further voluntary contribution to the Octopus Project
The Government of Japan has made another voluntary contribution to support the Council of Europe action against cybercrime through the Octopus Project. The agreement was signed on 14 February 2025 by Ambassador Hiroyuki Uchida of Japan and Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of...
Japan makes a further voluntary contribution to the Octopus Project
The Government of Japan has made a voluntary contribution of €20,000 to support the Council of Europe action against cybercrime. The agreement was signed on 10 September 2024 by Ambassador Hiroyuki Uchida, Consul General of Japan and Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe....
Japan makes a voluntary contribution
The Government of Japan has made a voluntary contribution of €120,000 to support the Council of Europe action against cybercrime. The agreement was signed on 2 February 2024 by Ambassador Hiroyuki Uchida, Permanent Observer of Japan to the Council of Europe, and Mr Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary...
Octopus Conference 2023: Japan makes a voluntary contribution
The Government of Japan has made a voluntary contribution to support the Octopus Conference that will be held from 13 to 15 December 2023 in Bucharest. The agreements were signed on 25 October 2023 by Ambassador Hiroyuki Uchida, Permanent Observer of Japan to the Council of Europe, and Bjørn...
Government of Japan makes voluntary contribution to the Octopus Project
The Government of Japan has made a voluntary contribution of EUR 45 000 to support the prevention of violence against women and the Council of Europe action against cybercrime through the Octopus Project. The agreement was signed on 16 May 2022 by Ambassador Takeshi Akamatsu, Permanent Observer...
Japan makes a voluntary contribution
The Government of Japan has made a voluntary contribution of €20,000 to the Council of Europe action against cybercrime. This is the ninth dedicated contribution from Japan in support of the annual Octopus conference. The agreement was signed on 21 September 2021 by Ambassador Takeshi Akamatsu,...
Octopus Project: Addressing COVID-19-related cybercrime in Asia with financial support from the Government of Japan
COVID-19 related cybercrime may have serious consequences for the security and stability of countries. It not only compounds the social, including health, and economic impact of the pandemic, but may further weaken the ability of public authorities to respond to cyberattacks. This weakening of...