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* http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_GEN_JAPAN_MILITARY_SECRETS_ASOL-?SITE=YOMIURI&SECTION=HOSTED_ASIA&TEMPLATE=ap_national.html *<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_GEN_JAPAN_MILITARY_SECRETS_ASOL-?SITE=YOMIURI&SECTION=HOSTED_ASIA&TEMPLATE=ap_national.html> ** ** *Japanese authorities search military bases over classified Aegis data leak* *TOKYO (AP)* -- Authorities searched two Japanese military bases following the leak of sensitive U.S. warship technology data, an official said Tuesday. The leak of classified information involved U.S.-developed technology for high-tech Aegis radar used on several Japanese destroyers, and on U.S. warships carrying missile interceptors. Naval and civilian police conducted searches Tuesday morning, said Japanese navy spokesman Kozo Okuda. He refused to provide further details, including the locations searched. "We take the leak very seriously, as it affects the national interests of both Japan and the United States," the Chief of Staff of Japan's maritime forces, Eiji Yoshikawa, told reporters Tuesday. 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 investigative officials. The case first surfaced in March when police found a computer disc at the home of a Japanese naval officer in Kanagawa prefecture (state) near Tokyo during a separate investigation. Authorities searched the naval academy last month and have questioned about 300 people over the case, Kyodo said. The data are believed to have been used in teaching materials at the academy, it said. The alleged violation of a 1954 law concerning protection of secrets under a bilateral security pact is reportedly the first at a Japanese naval academy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
