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Plans Emerge for Japanese MI6-style Agency by Fiscal 2027

In recent weeks, various details have emerged regarding Japan’s plan for to establish a dedicated foreign intelligence service which, like the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, commonly known as MI6) or the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), would be tasked with collecting human intelligence (HUMINT) from overseas.Provisionally named the “Foreign Intelligence Ag…

08/31/2026 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

East Asia Government

Japan’s Intelligence Overhaul: Push for a National Intellig…

The Japanese government is set to revamp its intelligence and anti-espionage institutional structures, to include the establishment of a new National Intelligence Agency and the introduction of an anti-spy law alongside a system for mandatory foreign agent registration. Details on the intelligence overhaul comes as a panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) revealed on February 26 a seri…

03/09/2026 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

Communications East Asia Government

Tokyo Extends Official Security Assistance (OSA) to Tonga as…

On December 5, the Japanese government announced that it would provide Tonga with 300-million-yen (approx. 1.9 million USD) worth of drones and military uniforms under the Official Security Assistance (OSA) program administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA).Through the OSA, an assistance program aimed at enhancing the security and deterrence capabilities of like-minded develop…

12/15/2025 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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