Japan arrests Chinese ex-Alps Alpine worker on suspected trade secret leak -Kyodo

ALPS ALPINE

05/12/2023 06:19

TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japanese police on Tuesday
arrested a former Chinese worker at electronic components maker
Alps Alpine  6770.T  on suspicion of stealing trade secrets,
Kyodo news agency reported. 
    The employee, in his 30s, left Alps Alpine for a job at a
major Japanese automaker and is believed to have attempted to
use the stolen data there, Kyodo reported, citing investigative
sources.
    Alps Alpine could not immediately comment.

 (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama
Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
 ((Satoshi.Sugiyama@thomsonreuters.com))