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Ex-prosecutor heads counter-espionage

The Koancho, Japan's once-threatened counter-intelligence service, has a new director.

Subscribers only 02.03.2011

Japan’s Wikileak-style scandal

A book containing hundreds of files on suspects compiled by the Keisicho Koanbu, the security bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan [...]

Subscribers only Operations 01.12.2010

Democrats against external intelligence service

Naoto Kan, Japan’s Democratic Prime Minister who came to office [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 06.10.2010

Shinichi Uematsu

Shinichi Uematsu, the new head of the Prime Minister's Cabinet [...]

Subscribers only 07.07.2010

Irofumi Hirano

Irofumi Hirano, who is to be named chief of staff [...]

Subscribers only 16.09.2009

Reshuffling the Intelligence Deck

The landslide victory of Yukio Hotoyama’s Democratic Party in Japan is likely to bring changes to the country’s intelligence community. [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 02.09.2009

Yukio Hatoyama

Yukio Hatoyama, the new Japanese prime minister, hinted on several [...]

Subscribers only 02.09.2009

Kiyoshi Araki

Kiyoshi Araki, an ambassador in charge of the fight against [...]

Subscribers only 29.07.2009

Tokyo
Glitches in Early Warning System

Japan's Crisis Management Center went completely out of whack early this month when it announced the launch of a North [...]

Subscribers only 15.04.2009

Tokyo
Mitsubishi Takes on Former British Ambassador

Leaving the Foreign Office last July, Britain's former ambassador to Japan, Graham Fry, has been named a consultant to the [...]

Subscribers only 15.04.2009

Tokyo
Koji Shimohira

Appointed chief of staff of the Japanese air force in [...]

Subscribers only 04.02.2009

Tokyo
Tracking Down the Last Sekigun

Just before Christmas Japanese intelligence located 15 former members of Japan's Red Army (Sekigun), in Cambodia. Like others they had carried out numerous attacks in the past

Subscribers only 07.01.2009

Tokyo
Crackdown on Russian Agencies

Japan's counter-intelligence agencies are stepping up operations against Russia's increasingly active SVR and GRU, considered just as aggressive as the Chinese.

Subscribers only 05.11.2008

Tokyo
Johohonbu Beefs Up Network

Rather than mulling yet another overhaul of his special services, the new boss of Japan's military intelligence agency (Johonhonbu), air [...]

Subscribers only 08.10.2008

Tokyo
Japan Backs Away from Afghanistan

Japan's self-defense forces are unlikely to commit themselves to Kabul. Tokyo's military intelligence service has warned against it in the past month.

Subscribers only 27.08.2008

Tokyo
A Strange Go-Between with Chinese Intelligence

On July 1, general Chen Xiaogong, supervisor of the People’s Liberation Army’s military intelligence wing, received a delegation from the [...]

Subscribers only 23.07.2008

Tokyo
Will U.S. Call Intelligence Shots?

Japan's rapid reaction force (Chuo Sokuo Shudan or Central Readiness Force: CRF), a reconnaissance and intelligence unit answering to the [...]

Subscribers only 26.03.2008

Beijing
A Russian Mole in Naicho

The Tokyo police force's Public Security Bureau last week handed prosecutors the results of a preliminary inquiry into an official [...]

Subscribers only 30.01.2008

Tokyo
Honey Trap in Beijing

General Isao Mukunoki, director of the Japanese military agency Defense Intelligence Headquarters, sent a security team to Beijing last week [...]

Subscribers only 16.01.2008

Tokyo-Koike Runs into Wall at Ministry

Replaced last week as defence minister by Masahiko Komura, Yuriko [...]

Subscribers only 05.09.2007

Tokyo
Musical Chairs in Military Intelligence

The appointment of Yuriko Koike as Japan's defense minister has triggered a shuffle in the intelligence community.

Free access 19.07.2007

Tokyo
Koancho Comes Under Fire

The involvement of a former director of Japan's counter-espionage agency (Koancho) in an affair concerning Pyongyang could have far-reaching consequences for the entire service.

Subscribers only 21.06.2007

Japan
Men Who Rolled Up Red Army Retain Clout

In late April one of the last members of Japan's Red Army (Nihon Sekigun) still on the run, Yu Kikumura, [...]

Subscribers only 07.06.2007

Tokyo
Naicho Keeps Watch on Asian Elections

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s intelligence bureau, Naicho, has beefed up its staff in the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan [...]

Subscribers only 24.05.2007

Tokyo
Navy Hunts for Chinese Moles

Japan's naval security service is looking into the strong possibility that Chinese intelligence has penetrated the country's self-defense force.

Subscribers only 10.05.2007

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All articles - Japan

Ex-prosecutor heads counter-espionage

Japan’s Wikileak-style scandal

Democrats against external intelligence service

Shinichi Uematsu

Irofumi Hirano

Reshuffling the Intelligence Deck

Yukio Hatoyama

Kiyoshi Araki

Tokyo
Glitches in Early Warning System

Tokyo
Mitsubishi Takes on Former British Ambassador

Tokyo
Koji Shimohira

Tokyo
Tracking Down the Last Sekigun

Tokyo
Crackdown on Russian Agencies

Tokyo
Johohonbu Beefs Up Network

Tokyo
Japan Backs Away from Afghanistan

Tokyo
A Strange Go-Between with Chinese Intelligence

Tokyo
Will U.S. Call Intelligence Shots?

Beijing
A Russian Mole in Naicho

Tokyo
Honey Trap in Beijing

Tokyo-Koike Runs into Wall at Ministry

Tokyo
Musical Chairs in Military Intelligence

Tokyo
Koancho Comes Under Fire

Japan
Men Who Rolled Up Red Army Retain Clout

Tokyo
Naicho Keeps Watch on Asian Elections

Tokyo
Navy Hunts for Chinese Moles

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Ex-prosecutor heads counter-espionage

Japan’s Wikileak-style scandal

Democrats against external intelligence service

Shinichi Uematsu

Irofumi Hirano

Reshuffling the Intelligence Deck

Yukio Hatoyama

Kiyoshi Araki

Tokyo Glitches in Early Warning System

Tokyo Mitsubishi Takes on Former British Ambassador

Tokyo Koji Shimohira

Tokyo Tracking Down the Last Sekigun

Tokyo Crackdown on Russian Agencies

Tokyo Johohonbu Beefs Up Network

Tokyo Japan Backs Away from Afghanistan

Tokyo A Strange Go-Between with Chinese Intelligence

Tokyo Will U.S. Call Intelligence Shots?

Beijing A Russian Mole in Naicho

Tokyo Honey Trap in Beijing

Tokyo-Koike Runs into Wall at Ministry

Tokyo Musical Chairs in Military Intelligence

Tokyo Koancho Comes Under Fire

Japan Men Who Rolled Up Red Army Retain Clout

Tokyo Naicho Keeps Watch on Asian Elections

Tokyo Navy Hunts for Chinese Moles

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Tokyo
Glitches in Early Warning System

Tokyo
Mitsubishi Takes on Former British Ambassador

Tokyo
Koji Shimohira

Tokyo
Tracking Down the Last Sekigun

Tokyo
Crackdown on Russian Agencies

Tokyo
Johohonbu Beefs Up Network

Tokyo
Japan Backs Away from Afghanistan

Tokyo
A Strange Go-Between with Chinese Intelligence

Tokyo
Will U.S. Call Intelligence Shots?

Beijing
A Russian Mole in Naicho

Tokyo
Honey Trap in Beijing

Tokyo
Musical Chairs in Military Intelligence

Tokyo
Koancho Comes Under Fire

Japan
Men Who Rolled Up Red Army Retain Clout

Tokyo
Naicho Keeps Watch on Asian Elections

Tokyo
Navy Hunts for Chinese Moles