Japan is launching its first centralized intelligence agency since WWII. Here’s why

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Japan is establishing its first centralized intelligence agency since World War II to address serious security vulnerabilities. The National Intelligence Bureau aims to improve Japan's security posture amid concerns about its pacifist stance.

Japan is launching a new centralized intelligence body for the first time since World War II – a controversial move that some fear deviates from Tokyo’s pacifist ideals, but one others say is much needed in a country so riddled with security weaknesses it has been called a “paradise for spies.” The National Intelligence Bureau … The post Japan is launching its first centralized intelligence agency since WWII. Here’s why appeared first on Egypt Independent.