The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------
Lower house OKs bill to create economic security clearance systemTOKYO - Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a "security clearance" system that allows critical government information to be classified on economic security grounds to prevent leaks to overseas entities.Under the envisaged legislation, the government will be able to classify information so it is only accessible by individuals who have passed background checks if it deems a leak could undermine Japan's national …READ FULL ARTICLE
