Explainer 526: Why Japan has been spooked into launching an intelligence service
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Japan is establishing its first intelligence agency since the Second World War, raising questions about the timing and implications.
Japan announced plans this week to establish its own intelligence agency, its first since the Second World War. But why now? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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