Japan Nuclear Official Loses Phone With Classified Data in China

An employee at Japan’s nuclear energy regulator lost a cell phone with confidential information in China, Japanese media reported, the latest misstep by Tokyo as it tries to rebuild public trust in atomic power.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority could not rule out the possibility that information from the agency-issued device was leaked, and reported the incident to Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission when it happened in November, according to an NRA official who asked not to be named.