Invisible threats / Efforts made to disseminate risks of industrial espionage

Mikiko Masuda of Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau, right, lectures NTT executives in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Dec. 16. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Government ministries and agencies are sharing information about espionage tactics as part of efforts to detect industrial spying and prevent suspicious investments with foreign capital.

On Dec. 16, Metropolitan Police Department official Mikiko Masuda gave a talk to about 20 NTT Corp. executives at the telecommunication firm's headquarters in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.