Japan forms first national intelligence agency, eyes its own CIA

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Japan is creating its first national intelligence agency as it seeks to strengthen its intelligence-gathering network. The move follows concerns that the United States, Russia and China conduct intelligence operations in Japan and that Japan has limited control over foreign activity on its soil.

The demand for the overhaul of intelligence gathering network of Japan has gained strength in recent months amidst allegations that foreign powers like the U.S., Russia and China have been using Japan for their intelligence operations and that Japan is uncomfortable about such foreign operations on its soil.