(Frank Herfort/Kyodo)

(Part 1: 7 minutes 49 seconds)

Edward Snowden, who exposed the United States' surveillance programs in 2013, speaks to Kyodo News in an exclusive interview, expressing his fears that Japan may be moving closer to becoming a surveillance state as the government eyes new enhanced police powers.

(Frank Herfort/Kyodo)

(Part 2: 9 minutes 26 seconds)