Defense force officer arrested over confidential data leak

URAGA, Japan - A car carrying Maritime Self-Defense Force Lt. Com. Sumitaka Matsuura arrives at a police station in Uraga, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 13. Matsuuchi was arrested for allegedly taking materials, including highly confidential data, from the computer system taskforce in the U.S. Aegis defense system, in violation of Japan's bilateral agreement with the United States.