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Japan launches new FBI-backed spy agency targeting China, Russia

Japan is establishing a new centralized intelligence agency, set to be operational by July with an initial staff of 700. This initiative, which has received backing from the FBI, aims to consolidate fragmented intelligence efforts across various government ministries and the private sector. The agency will focus on cybersecurity, counter-intelligence, espionage, and counter-terrorism, with a particular emphasis on threats from China and Russia. AI

RANK_REASON Establishment of a new national intelligence agency with international partnership and geopolitical focus. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Japan launches new FBI-backed spy agency targeting China, Russia

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Julian Ryall ·

    Japan’s new spy agency receives FBI backing with eyes on China and Russia

    Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pushing through legislation to establish the country’s first centralised intelligence agency since the second world war, driven by concerns that its existing set-up is too fragmented to keep pace with espionage, cyberthreats and “grey zone…