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Explainer 526: Why Japan has been spooked into launching an intelligence service

Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk by Winkontent Ltd. 759286

Jul 15, 20266:53News & Politics

Japan announced plans this week to establish its own intelligence agency, its first since the Second World War. But why now?

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Explainer 526: Why Japan has been spooked into launching an intelligence service is an episode from Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk by Winkontent Ltd. 759286. Japan announced plans this week to establish its own intelligence agency, its first...

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Published Jul 15, 2026, 6:53 long, audio available.

Explainer 526: Why Japan has been spooked into launching an intelligence service

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