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Japan to Snub American UAVs?

A new debate has cropped up concerning the independence of Japan's intelligence effort. A group within the Defense Agency is pushing Tokyo to build its own UAVs, without depending on the U.S.

Subscribers only 01.09.2005

Isao Mukunoki

As Intelligence Online reported (No. 504), general Isao Mukunoki took [...]

Subscribers only 28.07.2005

Seeking Wider SIGINT Independence?

Prime minister Junichiro Koizumi is expected to use an American request for Japanese troops to remain in Iraq as a [...]

Subscribers only 14.07.2005

Tokyo & Beijing Fight the Gangs

Despite their diplomatic differences, China and Japan signed two treaties organizing a joint battle against Japan's Yakuzas and Chinese triads on June 8.

Subscribers only 16.06.2005

Chinese Spy Ship

Japanese military intelligence identified and tracked a Chinese spy ship named Nandiao 441 between May 23 and June 6 at [...]

Subscribers only 16.06.2005

Naicho's Race to Free Hostage

Toshinori Kanemoto, the boss of Naicho, the Japanese prime minister's intelligence agency, is keeping a close eye on the fate [...]

Subscribers only 19.05.2005

Infowar
Beijing Tests Offensive Capacity

Japanese intelligence agencies believe Japan was the target of an infowar attack by China.

Subscribers only 28.04.2005

Counter-Espionage
Mole Handed Over Submarine Data

Japan's counter-espionage service arrested a 63-year-old engineer in mid-March on accusations of turning secret documents on a submarine over to Qingbaobu, China's military intelligence agency.

Subscribers only 14.04.2005

Tokyo
New Priorities for JETRO

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is reorganizing its ways of gleaning business intelligence along geo-strategic lines.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 31.03.2005

Tokyo
Japanese Deduct Bribes

In violation of the OECD Convention, Japan still allows private companies to deduct the bribes they pay abroad from their corporate tax bill.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 17.03.2005

Tokyo
Question Marks Over Next Spy Satellite

The H-2A rocket's success in lifting a meteorological observation satellite MTSAT-IR into orbit on Feb. 26 didn't entirely reassure the [...]

Subscribers only 03.03.2005

Spotlight | Corruption
Japan Refuses to Cooperate with OECD

For the first time since the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention on the fight against corruption went into effect in 1997, the organization's Working Group that evaluates implementation of the agreement will declare itself unable to assess the compliance of one country [.

Subscribers only 17.02.2005

Tokyo
New Intelligence Luminary

A specialist in relations between the U.S. and Japan, 51-year-old Nobushige Takamizawa is continuing his rise within Japan's intelligence community. [...]

Subscribers only 17.02.2005

Tokyo
Beefing Up Intelligence College

The Kodaira military intelligence academy in the Tokyo region will enroll more students in the 2005-2006 financial year as well [...]

Subscribers only 03.02.2005

organized crime
Japan & China Team Up

The Japanese government has decided to launch a big offensive against trans-national organized crime.

Subscribers only 20.01.2005

Tokyo
Intelligence Brigade Planned

Japan's Defense Agency intends to shortly form an "intelligence brigade" [...]

Subscribers only 20.01.2005

Money Laundering
Yakuzas Move To Switzerland

On Dec. 22, the canton of Zurich froze Sfr61 million [...]

Subscribers only 06.01.2005

Infowar
How Chinese Threaten Japan

China's young generation of "information warriors" has gone onto the offensive just as Lenovo has bought out the computer division of IBM.

Subscribers only 16.12.2004

Tokyo
Rising Intelligence Star

In mid-November, Takashi Oizumi, boss of Japan's Public Security Investigation Agency (Koancho) requested an urgent meeting with Masahiro Futahashi, the [...]

Subscribers only 16.12.2004

Defectors
CIA Embarrasses Japan

In the past year the CIA has managed to organize the defection of members of North Korea's nomenclatura, often from Japan. That has embarrassed Tokyo because the prime minister is negotiating anew with Kim Jong-il.

Subscribers only 02.12.2004

Nationalism
Did Japanese Revisionism Kill?

The death of Sino-American historian Iris Chang in California on Nov. 11 has raised a lot of questions, not least of which is whether she was murdered.

Subscribers only 18.11.2004

TOKYO
New Spy Satellites

Experts from Japan's Defense Intelligence Headquarters (Johohonbu), which is headed by admiral Fumio Ota, are saying in private that the [...]

Subscribers only 21.10.2004

Tokyo
North Korea Under Watch for Missile Test

For the past ten days Japan's intelligence services have been keeping an eye on the horizon for any sign of [...]

Subscribers only 07.10.2004

Defense
Scenario for North Korean Attack

A confidential Japanese report lays down the scenario for a North Korean attack on the country in great detail.

Subscribers only 23.09.2004

TOKYO
New Anti-Terrorist Unit

Japan set up a new anti-terrorist rapid action unit in mid-August. A branch of the anti-terrorist division of the National [...]

Subscribers only 26.08.2004

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All articles - Japan

Japan to Snub American UAVs?

Isao Mukunoki

Seeking Wider SIGINT Independence?

Tokyo & Beijing Fight the Gangs

Chinese Spy Ship

Naicho's Race to Free Hostage

Infowar
Beijing Tests Offensive Capacity

Counter-Espionage
Mole Handed Over Submarine Data

Tokyo
New Priorities for JETRO

Tokyo
Japanese Deduct Bribes

Tokyo
Question Marks Over Next Spy Satellite

Spotlight | Corruption
Japan Refuses to Cooperate with OECD

Tokyo
New Intelligence Luminary

Tokyo
Beefing Up Intelligence College

organized crime
Japan & China Team Up

Tokyo
Intelligence Brigade Planned

Money Laundering
Yakuzas Move To Switzerland

Infowar
How Chinese Threaten Japan

Tokyo
Rising Intelligence Star

Defectors
CIA Embarrasses Japan

Nationalism
Did Japanese Revisionism Kill?

TOKYO
New Spy Satellites

Tokyo
North Korea Under Watch for Missile Test

Defense
Scenario for North Korean Attack

TOKYO
New Anti-Terrorist Unit

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Japan to Snub American UAVs?

Isao Mukunoki

Seeking Wider SIGINT Independence?

Tokyo & Beijing Fight the Gangs

Chinese Spy Ship

Naicho's Race to Free Hostage

Infowar Beijing Tests Offensive Capacity

Counter-Espionage Mole Handed Over Submarine Data

Tokyo New Priorities for JETRO

Tokyo Japanese Deduct Bribes

Tokyo Question Marks Over Next Spy Satellite

Spotlight | Corruption Japan Refuses to Cooperate with OECD

Tokyo New Intelligence Luminary

Tokyo Beefing Up Intelligence College

organized crime Japan & China Team Up

Tokyo Intelligence Brigade Planned

Money Laundering Yakuzas Move To Switzerland

Infowar How Chinese Threaten Japan

Tokyo Rising Intelligence Star

Defectors CIA Embarrasses Japan

Nationalism Did Japanese Revisionism Kill?

TOKYO New Spy Satellites

Tokyo North Korea Under Watch for Missile Test

Defense Scenario for North Korean Attack

TOKYO New Anti-Terrorist Unit

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Infowar
Beijing Tests Offensive Capacity

Counter-Espionage
Mole Handed Over Submarine Data

Tokyo
New Priorities for JETRO

Tokyo
Japanese Deduct Bribes

Tokyo
Question Marks Over Next Spy Satellite

Spotlight | Corruption
Japan Refuses to Cooperate with OECD

Tokyo
New Intelligence Luminary

Tokyo
Beefing Up Intelligence College

organized crime
Japan & China Team Up

Tokyo
Intelligence Brigade Planned

Money Laundering
Yakuzas Move To Switzerland

Infowar
How Chinese Threaten Japan

Tokyo
Rising Intelligence Star

Defectors
CIA Embarrasses Japan

Nationalism
Did Japanese Revisionism Kill?

TOKYO
New Spy Satellites

Tokyo
North Korea Under Watch for Missile Test

Defense
Scenario for North Korean Attack

TOKYO
New Anti-Terrorist Unit