It appears that although almost everywhere else in the world is enjoying the PlayStation Network after its security breach, Japan certainly isn't. The PSN is still down in Japan, which was supposed to launch sometime late last month. The Japanese Governmental bureaucrats at the Ministry of Economy's Media and Content Industry department "won't allow Sony to resume its PSN service until the electronics giant gives more information on new security measures."

What they're asking for is what the new preventative measures will be with their service, and how Sony will win back their customer's confidence over "personal data such as credit card information." It's essentially a way to ensure that this sort of security breach won't happen again.

It's estimated that the PSN in Japan will be restored sometime next month.