The House of Representatives has enacted into law a bill that is designed to strengthen cybersecurity measures.

The bill was approved Thursday by a majority vote at the day’s lower house plenary meeting with the support from the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, and such opposition parties as the Democratic Party of Japan.

The bill cleared the House of Councillors on Oct. 29.

The government hopes to improve its ability to fight cyber-terrorism toward key events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Under the new law, the government will set up headquarters to be led by the chief cabinet secretary. In cooperation with the National Security Council, the new headquarters will draw up a strategy to crack down on cyber-attacks and prevent damage from such attacks from spreading