In the face of a Chinese national’s theft, Japan has no law to detect such technology leaks or other espionage and no full-fledged counterintelligence agency.
Recent technology leaks have highlighted the need for new recommendations for institutional internal management and information handling protocols in Japan.
The suspect in the tech leak, a senior researcher at a Japanese research institute, is accused of sending data to a Chinese firm.
It is natural for universities to manage their research programs to prevent advanced technologies that can be applied for military purposes from leaking overseas....
