Japan’s government convenes the relevant ministers this evening after a series of unauthorised accesses

Les dates d’annonce, des faits et de vérification sont distinctes.

Être in the present is est for a singular subject and sont for a plural one. It describes nature, state or place (“is”, “is located”). If what follows (the attribute) is a noun, adjective or prepositional phrase, it is not a passive. If a past participle follows, it is a passive (est annoncé). Headlines and summaries often use the present to describe the current situation.

Le 26 octobre, NHK a indiqué que, face à une série d’accès non autorisés, le gouvernement réunit ce soir une réunion ministérielle sur la cybersécurité, à laquelle assistera la Première ministre Takaichi.

The passé composé is the most common past tense, used for “did” and “has done” — actions completed in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary avoir (a / ont…) in the present + a past participle. Past participles of -er verbs end in -é (annoncer → annoncé); learn the irregular ones (faire → fait, prendre → pris, voir → vu). In the negative, ne … pas wraps the auxiliary (n’a pas annoncé). In the news it reports facts that have already happened, such as “announced” or “voted”.

La Première ministre Takaichi y assistera pour discuter des contre-mesures.

The futur simple means “will do” or “is planned to”. Add -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont to the infinitive (participer → il participera). Watch the irregular stems: être → ser-, avoir → aur-, aller → ir-, faire → fer-, pouvoir → pourr-, voir → verr-. In the news it is used for fixed plans and outlooks.

In the article consulté, les organisations touchées, les dates et l’ampleur des dégâts ne sont pas indiquées, pas plus que l’heure de la réunion ni les ministres présents.

The passive means “is done” or “is being done”. It is formed with être + past participle, which agrees with the subject in gender and number (la mesure est adoptée / les mesures sont adoptées). The agent is introduced by par (or de). In the news it is common when the event, rather than the actor, is the focus (est prévu / est annoncé / est connu).

In the article consulté, les organisations touchées, les dates et l’ampleur des dégâts ne sont pas indiquées, pas plus que l’heure de la réunion ni les ministres présents.

Normally ne and pas wrap the verb. Before a vowel, ne becomes n’. Check which part of the sentence the negation covers. Ne … plus means “no longer”.

Selon NHK, le matin du 26 octobre, le gouvernement a annoncé une réunion ministérielle le soir même, en raison de fuites d’informations dues à des accès non autorisés qui se succèdent.

Selon means “according to”. Put a person or organisation after it as the source. It separates facts the writer checked directly from what another body or report said. Citing a source does not turn a forecast into an accomplished fact.

La Première ministre Takaichi y assistera pour discuter des contre-mesures.

This is the purpose, “in order to…”. Put the base form of a verb after pour. The purpose stated here is separate from whether the effect was actually achieved.

Selon NHK, le matin du 26 octobre, le gouvernement a annoncé une réunion ministérielle le soir même, en raison de fuites d’informations dues à des accès non autorisés qui se succèdent.

Qui continues a description of the person or thing just mentioned (“the one that does…”). Because qui is itself the subject of the next verb, do not repeat the subject. The verb agrees with the noun qui refers to.

NHKは、25日の夜にも、GMOの社長が、この制度について、国民の暮らしへの影響も考える必要がある、と話した記事を出しています。

As in “予算について”, it shows the topic to be talked about or explained. In the form “〜についての報道”, の is added so that the group qualifies the following noun.

NHKは、26日、相次ぐ不正アクセスを受けて、政府が、今夜、サイバーセキュリティーに関する関係閣僚会議を開くと伝えました。

As in “税控除に関する採決”, it explains what the following noun relates to. It is close to “about” and is common in headlines and descriptions.

NHKは、26日の午前、不正アクセスによる情報の流出が、相次いでいるため、政府が、26日の夜に、関係閣僚会議を開くと伝えました。

ため is used for both reason and purpose. “成立ではないため” is a reason and “運転手を守るため” a purpose. Decide from the whole sentence whether what precedes is a cause or a goal.

NHKは、26日、相次ぐ不正アクセスを受けて、政府が、今夜、サイバーセキュリティーに関する関係閣僚会議を開くと伝えました。

In “発表しました”, ました makes a verb polite past. The negative is “ませんでした”. Read the actual date together with the date and time in the text.

NHKは、26日、相次ぐ不正アクセスを受けて、政府が、今夜、サイバーセキュリティーに関する関係閣僚会議を開くと伝えました。

と takes the content that is reported or explained. In “改定する方針だと報じました”, “改定する方針だ” is what the report said. Separating the content from who said it and how makes long sentences easier to read.

高市首相が出席して、これからの対策を話し合います。

The て-form links actions in a series, in order or as a reason. In “確認して、出発する” the relation is judged from the content. In “〜ている” it can show an action in progress or a continuing state.