WikiLeaks: US auditioned Japanese officials and watched them

Site WikiLeaks published the “Target Tokyo” report, which contains evidence of surveillance organized by the US National Security Agency (NSA) of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Cabinet of Ministers and large Japanese corporations.

The NSA intercepted telephone conversations of members of the Japanese government, numerous officials in the Japanese Central Bank, governors, employees of the ministries of finance, economy and trade, as well as the management of a number of concerns, including Mitsubishi. The released documents demonstrate "the depth of the US surveillance program on the Japanese government, indicating that the information was obtained from various ministries and agencies."

Four of the reports on the WikiLeaks website contain the TOP SECRET stamp. Another report was made available to NSA partners - the secret services of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Sarah Harrison, who prepared the WikiLeaks report, wonders what the policies of the leaders of Japanese industry would be and what position they would have held in Tokyo on many sensitive issues if confidential information remained confidential.

As WikiLeaks reminds, Japan has been a historical ally of the United States since the end of World War II. During his recent visit to Japan, US President Barack Obama called the country the world's "closest ally."

Recall that in early July, WikiLeaks published data on the surveillance that American intelligence services conducted in Germany, in June a similar report was devoted to activities NSA in France.