OPINION: Japan to set up new intelligence bodies, doubts linger over analysis

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's flagship plan to strengthen the government's command structure for intelligence operations is set to take shape with the creation of the "National Intelligence Council" and the "National Intelligence Bureau" as early as July.Japan currently has four major intelligence organizations -- the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office, the Defense Intelligence Headquarters, the Public Security Intelligence Agency under the Justice Ministry and the Foreign Ministry's Intelligence and Analysis Service.The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has previously identified pro…READ FULL ARTICLE