‘TOKYO (Sputnik) — According to The Intercept outlet, Japan began sharing intelligence with the NSA in September 2012 and in response the NSA helped train Japanese agents and gave the Japanese Directorate for Signals Intelligence (SIGNIT) access to XKEYSCORE, a program that can be used to collect data from computer networks.
The outlet noted that the Japanese Defense Ministry declined to comment on the matter.
The outlet said it was using the data provided by Edward Snowden, a former NSA employee turned whistleblower.’
Read more: NSA gave Japan access to its secret Internet surveillance program in 2013 – Reports

‘TOKYO (Sputnik) — According to The Intercept outlet, Japan began sharing intelligence with the NSA in September 2012 and in response the NSA helped train Japanese agents and gave the Japanese Directorate for Signals Intelligence (SIGNIT) access to XKEYSCORE, a program that can be used to collect data from computer networks.
The outlet noted that the Japanese Defense Ministry declined to comment on the matter.
The outlet said it was using the data provided by Edward Snowden, a former NSA employee turned whistleblower.’
Read more: NSA gave Japan access to its secret Internet surveillance program in 2013 – Reports