Today's Close-Up

13 New Snowden Files: Japan under US Surveillance (2017x13)

Air date: Apr 29, 2017

In 2013, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden shocked the world when he released a trove of documents exposing US mass surveillance activities. Now, 13 new files from Snowden show that Japan was also a target. NHK got an advance look at the latest documents. We discuss what they reveal about previously unknown links between Japan and the US intelligence agency.