WikiLeaks’ documents ‘show’ US spied on Japan
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THE WikiLeaks website yesterday published documents that it said shows the United States spied on Japanese officials and companies.
The documents, which are dated from 2007 to 2009, include what appear to be five US National Security Agency reports, four of which are marked top secret, that provide intelligence on Japanese positions on international trade and climate change.
WikiLeaks also posted what it said is an NSA list of 35 Japanese targets for telephone intercepts, including the Japanese Cabinet office, Bank of Japan officials, Finance and Trade Ministry numbers, the natural gas division at Mitsubishi and the petroleum division at Mitsui.
The validity of the documents could not be independently verified, though WikiLeaks has released US government documents many times in the past.
Japanese Foreign Ministry press secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura said Japan and the US are in communication about the issue of NSA “information collection” but declined to provide details.
“Japan will continue to employ all the necessary measures to protect information,” he said.
The US Embassy in Tokyo said it was aware of the report, but wouldn’t say anything further.
Mitsui also declined to comment and Mitsubishi did not return a call.
Three of the apparent NSA reports deal with climate change, and two with agricultural trade issues.
A note on one of the reports on climate change before the 2008 G8 summit is marked for sharing with Australia, Canada, Great Britain and New Zealand, according to WikiLeaks. It’s not clear if it was actually shared.
WikiLeaks has released similar documents in recent weeks that it said show NSA spying on Germany, France and Brazil.
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