Yoshitaka Sakurada minister admits shunning PCs

Japanese Cyber Security minister, Yoshitaka Sakurada. [Photo: AFP]

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.