Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito to take 50% pay cut over info leak

The Hyogo prefectural government said Tuesday that it plans to cut Gov. Motohiko Saito's monthly salary by half over three months from July, after the personal information of a whistleblower held by the prefecture was leaked. The Hyogo government will submit an ordinance on the additional cut to the prefectural assembly soon. During its investigation of the document, the prefecture found the personal information of the former official in question stored in his government-issued computer. The prefectural government also plans to widen the pay cut for Vice Gov.