Authorities searched two Japanese military bases following a leak of sensitive US warship technology data, an official said yesterday.
The leak of classified information involved US-developed technology for high-tech AEGIS radar used on several Japanese destroyers and on US warships carrying missile interceptors.
Naval and civilian police conducted searches yesterday morning, Japanese navy spokesman Kozo Okuda said. He refused to provide further details, including the locations searched.
Authorities searched two Japanese bases in western Japan where personnel trained at a naval academy -- thought to be at the center of the leak -- are stationed, Kyodo News agency said, citing unidentified officials.
The case first surfaced in March when police found a computer disc at the home of a Japanese naval officer in Kanagawa prefecture near Tokyo during a separate investigation.
Authorities searched the academy last month and have questioned about 300 people over the case, Kyodo said. The data are believed to have been used in base teaching materials, it said.
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