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Does not compute: Japan cyber security minister admits shunning PCs
thepeninsulaqatar.com ^ | 16 Nov 2018 - 19:17

Posted on 11/16/2018 10:59:55 AM PST by dennisw

Tokyo: A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive.

Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, is the deputy chief of the government's cyber security strategy office and also the minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games that Tokyo will host in 2020.

In parliament on Wednesday however, he admitted he doesn't use computers.

"Since the age of 25, I have instructed my employees and secretaries, so I don't use computers myself," he said in a response to an opposition question in a lower house session, local media reported.

He also appeared confused by the question when asked about whether USB drives were in use at Japanese nuclear facilities.

His comments were met with incredulity by opposition lawmakers.

"It's unbelievable that someone who has not touched computers is responsible for cyber security policies," said opposition lawmaker Masato Imai.

And his comments provoked a firestorm online.

"Doesn't he feel ashamed?" wrote one Twitter user.

"Today any company president uses a PC. He doesn't even know what a USB is. Holy cow."

Another joked that perhaps Sakurada was simply engaged in his own kind of cyber security.

"If a hacker targets this Minister Sakurada, they wouldn't be able to steal any information. Indeed it might be the strongest kind of security!"

Sakurada has been in office just over a month, after being appointed in a cabinet reshuffle following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reelection as head of his political party.

But he has already come fire for other gaffes in parliament including garbling an opposition lawmaker's name and repeatedly stating "I don't know the details" when questioned about his new Olympic brief.

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1 posted on 11/16/2018 10:59:55 AM PST by dennisw
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Does not compute: Japan cyber security minister admits shunning PCs
Yoshitaka Sakurada (L), 68, the deputy chief of the government's cyber security strategy office raising his hand to answer a question beside Satsuki Katayama (R), minister in charge of regional revitalisation and female empowerment, during a parliament session in Tokyo on November 14, 2018

2 posted on 11/16/2018 11:00:16 AM PST by dennisw
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Sounds like he’s the most cybersecure man on the planet.


3 posted on 11/16/2018 11:01:09 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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It’s like being in charge of vehicle safety and having never driven :)


4 posted on 11/16/2018 11:02:39 AM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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I hope the PCs aren’t offended...................


5 posted on 11/16/2018 11:03:04 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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Soooooo. this does guarantee that 1) he’ll not be hacked, and 2) he’ll never disgrace himself by appearing on (butt)Facebook.


6 posted on 11/16/2018 11:05:00 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: 9YearLurker

Typical upper management.


7 posted on 11/16/2018 11:05:19 AM PST by wally_bert (I will competently make sure the thing is done incompetently.)
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The person who designs the traffic lights to be the most detrimental to flow.


8 posted on 11/16/2018 11:07:05 AM PST by wally_bert (I will competently make sure the thing is done incompetently.)
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To be fair, does the Secretary of the Air Force need to know how to fly a jet fighter? Does the Secretary of Defense need to know how to field strip an M4?

Setting policy means juggling budgets and acting upon recommendations from your expert staff.

9 posted on 11/16/2018 11:07:29 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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I see seppuku in somebodies future.

CC


10 posted on 11/16/2018 11:09:03 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (Do you know what really burns m hy ass? A flnt ame about 3 feet high.)
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Yoshitaka Sakurada

Japanese for Chauncey Gardener

"Since the age of 25, I have instructed my employees and secretaries, so I don't use computers myself,"

"I like to watch."

11 posted on 11/16/2018 11:09:14 AM PST by Ezekiel (All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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Not that surprising. First, it’s probably a matter of seniority, which is common in Japan. Second, he could well be what in Japan is called a “madogiwa,” someone who is put off in a corner because he is too old to fire and too incompetent to be given any real responsibility. Third, cybersecurity in general is not a high priority in Japan, even though it should be; the Japanese still rely on fax machines and landlines, in spite of the availability of more advanced tech than often can be found here.


12 posted on 11/16/2018 11:09:41 AM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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We've got Japan beat. Guess who sits on the subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies!


13 posted on 11/16/2018 11:10:03 AM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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He’s the Grand Master of Cyber Aikido.


14 posted on 11/16/2018 11:11:51 AM PST by Redcitizen (I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
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If he’s a competent executive it shouldn’t matter at all.


15 posted on 11/16/2018 11:27:06 AM PST by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 2)
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16 posted on 11/16/2018 11:30:13 AM PST by Boogieman
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That disqualifies the PHB.


17 posted on 11/16/2018 11:45:01 AM PST by wally_bert (I will competently make sure the thing is done incompetently.)
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“Sounds like he’s the most cybersecure man on the planet.”

exactly. He’s old school. I might be the only guy at work who doesnt text. I TALK.


18 posted on 11/16/2018 11:53:39 AM PST by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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Maybe Neil DID go to Mars and we just don’t know about it!!!

LOL - keeping that one


19 posted on 11/16/2018 12:15:38 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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Smart guy.


20 posted on 11/16/2018 12:16:37 PM PST by Retvet (Retvet)
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