Japan asks US to investigate NSA espionage claims

摘要

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on 26 August formally asked US president Barack Obama to investigate alleged National Security Agency (NSA) spying activities targeting Japanese businesses and the Japanese government. According to a report by Kyodo News, Obama spoke to Abe for 40 minutes and expressed his regret over the allegations. In response, Japanese chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga quoted Abe as saying that, if the spying claims were true, "it could shake the relationship of trust between alliance partners".