MSDF official admits systematic data gathering

MSDF official admits systematic data gathering

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani offers his apology at a Diet panel meeting May 29 over a case in which a senior official at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Maritime Staff Office has systematically collected data on individuals who requested information from the Defense Agency under the information-disclosure law.

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