TOKIO – Japans Regierung und Regierungskoalition werden bereits im Haushaltsjahr 2026 Maßnahmen zur Stärkung der nachrichtendienstlichen Sammlungs- und Analysekapazitäten des Landes ergreifen und planen, dem Landtag einen Gesetzentwurf vorzulegen, der eine neue Behörde einrichten soll, die diese Funktionen überwacht und dem Büro des Premierministers Bericht erstattet.
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/japan-looks-to-centralize-intelligence-gathering-with-new-agency
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Japan’s ministries currently run their own isolated intelligence functions; Foreign Affairs, Defense, Public Security, National Police – without a unified command structure. That fragmentation is a vulnerability foreign actors have long exploited. The proposed bureau fixes that by giving the prime minister a centralized command center capable of requesting, fusing, and analyzing intelligence across all domains.
Under the new plan, Tokyo will upgrade the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (CIRO) into a full national intelligence bureau by 2026, elevate its director to a strategic leadership role, and establish a National Intelligence Council aligned directly with the prime minister. This places intelligence coordination on the same level as the National Security Secretariat reflecting the reality that information warfare is now inseparable from national defense.
So on a single USB stick?