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Naicho

The CIRO (Cabinet Information Research Office) or Naicho is a relatively small Japanese intelligence agency that reports directly to the prime minister.

China, Japan
The Guoanbu scores against Tokyo

Tokyo said last week that a Japanese citizen had been detained by China for spying.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 21.10.2015

Japan
Toyko's new intelligence agency

With help from Britain and Australia, Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to launch a fully-fledged Japanese external intelligence service.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 26.08.2015

Japan
Abe counts on Jordan's GID

The Naicho, Japan's central intelligence agency, is hoping that Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate can help it obtain the release of Kenji Goto, the Japanese journalist imprisoned by Islamic State (IS).

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 28.01.2015

Japan
Special cyber-force in the works

While Japan has been beefing up its interception capacities, the National Police Agency is looking to extend its security forces by the creation of an internet army, or nihon kôgun.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 29.10.2014

China, Japan
Ma, Naicho's mole in Beijing

The Naicho, the intelligence service of the Japanese prime minister's office, managed to handle a source at the Chinese foreign [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 01.10.2014

Japan
Yasuhisa Ishizuka

Yasuhisa Ishizuka is the advisor to the Japanese defence minister, [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 08.01.2014

Japan
More protection for Japanese expats

Since the death of nine Japanese workers in the hostage crisis at Algeria’s In Amenas gas facility in January, Mari [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 13.03.2013

Japan
Twin spy-satellites mystery

Japan sent two intelligence satellites into orbit from the space centre on Tanegashima Island on January 27. This comes at [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 30.01.2013

Japan
Hideshi Mitani

Hideshi Mitani, who headed the Naicho, the Japanese prime minister's [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 02.01.2013

Japan
External intelligence invisible

In the absence of a fully-fledged Japanese external intelligence agency, intelligence gathering beyond the country's borders is left to the foreign ministry and the prime minister's office.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 17.10.2012

Japan
Shigeru Kitamura

Shigeru Kitamura, the new head of the Naicho, has met [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 09.05.2012

Japan
The Naicho

The Naicho, the Japanese prime minister's intelligence service, suffered a [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 09.05.2012

Japan
The emperor's spy

Anti-terrorism specialist Takaji Kunimatsu has taken over as the new head of the Imperial House of Japan's intelligence service.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 04.04.2012

China, North Korea, Russia
So who do Beijing & Moscow talk to?

Chinese and Russian agencies have contacts with different agencies within North Korea's intelligence community.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 07.03.2012

Australia, Japan
Totem deal with Sidney

Japan and Australia are to establish an intelligence-sharing agreement to counteract China's growing activism.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 27.04.2011

Japan
Naicho's key role in post-quake days

In the hours and days since the giant tsunami struck north-east Japan on March 11, Yukio Endano, chief-of-staff to prime [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 16.03.2011

Japan
Ex-prosecutor heads counter-espionage

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

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 02.03.2011

Japan
Democrats against external intelligence service

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

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 06.10.2010

Japan
Shinichi Uematsu

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

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 07.07.2010

Japan
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 Government Intelligence 02.09.2009

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Abe counts on Jordan's GID

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Special cyber-force in the works

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Ma, Naicho's mole in Beijing

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More protection for Japanese expats

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Twin spy-satellites mystery

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Hideshi Mitani

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Shigeru Kitamura

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The Naicho

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The emperor's spy

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So who do Beijing & Moscow talk to?

Australia, Japan
Totem deal with Sidney

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Naicho

China, Japan The Guoanbu scores against Tokyo

Japan Toyko's new intelligence agency

Japan Abe counts on Jordan's GID

Japan Special cyber-force in the works

China, Japan Ma, Naicho's mole in Beijing

Japan Yasuhisa Ishizuka

Japan More protection for Japanese expats

Japan Twin spy-satellites mystery

Japan Hideshi Mitani

Japan External intelligence invisible

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China, North Korea, Russia So who do Beijing & Moscow talk to?

Australia, Japan Totem deal with Sidney

Japan Naicho's key role in post-quake days

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

Central America, China, South America
Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

China, Japan
The Guoanbu scores against Tokyo

Japan
Toyko's new intelligence agency

Japan
Abe counts on Jordan's GID

Japan
Special cyber-force in the works

China, Japan
Ma, Naicho's mole in Beijing

Japan
Yasuhisa Ishizuka

Japan
More protection for Japanese expats

Japan
Twin spy-satellites mystery

Japan
Hideshi Mitani

Japan
External intelligence invisible

Japan
Shigeru Kitamura

Japan
The Naicho

Japan
The emperor's spy

China, North Korea, Russia
So who do Beijing & Moscow talk to?

Australia, Japan
Totem deal with Sidney

Japan
Naicho's key role in post-quake days

Japan
Ex-prosecutor heads counter-espionage

Japan
Democrats against external intelligence service

Japan
Shinichi Uematsu

Japan
Reshuffling the Intelligence Deck