Purchasing high-performance map data for the purpose or sending a document to a trading company officer August 8 18:58
An officer of a trading company was sent a document on suspicion of fraud, as he hid the purpose of passing high-performance map data, which can display buildings and the like in 3D by combining aerial photographs, to the third party in China. The officers came to Japan from China and acquired Japanese nationality, and the Metropolitan Police Department has been collecting information about Japan at the request of the Chinese side.
The documents were sent to a 60-year-old officer of a trading company in Tokyo who came to Japan from Japan and acquired Japanese nationality about 30 years ago.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, from 2016 to 2017, a hard disk containing 3D high-performance map data provided by the NTT Group company, worth 2 million yen, will be handed to a third party in China. There is a suspicion of fraud as the purchase was hidden.
According to the contract, map sales are limited to users in Japan and are not allowed to be given to third parties, but according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, this officer is a Chinese officer who worked for the purchased hard disk more than 30 years ago. It means that it was given to the former colleague of the company and received the price.
Map data can be displayed in 3D by combining aerial photographs, and is mainly used in areas such as infrastructure development and disaster countermeasures.
This time, it was the data of the city center such as Chiyoda Ward, Chuo Ward, Minato Ward.
To the survey, it explained that it was the purpose of marketing.
The Metropolitan Police Department investigates that this officer was collecting information about Japan at the request of the Chinese side.