Japan is often considered as the technologically advanced country. But the dark side of the moon is, their Cybersecurity minister admits himself that, he has never used a computer ever.
Yoshitaka Sakurada is the minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games that Tokyo will host in 2020 deputy chief of the government’s cybersecurity strategy office.
In parliament on Wednesday however, he admitted he doesn’t use computers. He was caught by the opposition when confused by the concept of a USB drive.
He also confuses in a question whether the USB drives were in use at Japanese nuclear facilities or not.
An opposition lawmaker Masato Imai said, “It’s unbelievable that someone who has not touched computers is responsible for cybersecurity policies”.
Yoshitaka Sakurada said “Since I was 25 years old and independent I have instructed my staff and secretaries. I have never used a computer in my life”.
But Mr Sakurada responded that other officials had the necessary experience and he was confident there would not be a problem.
However, his struggle to answer a follow-up question about whether USB drives were in use at the country’s nuclear power stations caused further concern.
