In the wake of Japanese leaks of sensitive data on the U.S.-developed Aegis defense system, Tokyo and Washington concluded an agreement Friday designed to bolster security for the military information they exchange.
Under the agreement, the two countries laid out basic rules for handling military information, including compiling lists of personnel qualified to access such data.
Major categories of U.S. military secrets, namely, "Top Secret," "Secret" and "Confidential," will be recognized as equivalent to Japan's top categories, and the exchanged data will be handled accordingly.