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Japan sacks MSDF captain over alleged state secret leak

Japan's Defense Ministry on Monday dismissed a Maritime Self-Defense Force captain over the alleged leak of state secrets to someone without security clearance, making it the first case of the secrecy law being enforced since it came into effect in 2014. A Self-Defense Force criminal investigation unit referred the captain, Takashi Inoue, 54, to prosecutors for allegedly giving classified information to a former MSDF admiral who had already retired from the force, according to the ministry. Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the MSDF, apologized for the incident at a press conference, saying it could "undermine the public's and other nations' confidence in the MSDF," and vowed to take preventive measures.

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