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Prime Minister’s Office to lead intelligence efforts in Japan

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Japan's Prime Minister's Office will assume a leadership role in directing the country's intelligence efforts through the establishment of a new council. The council will be tasked with examining and deliberating on what are described as "important intelligence activities."

The scope of the council's oversight extends to intelligence matters linked to national security and terrorism prevention. This centralization of intelligence deliberation under the Prime Minister's Office represents a restructuring of how Japan approaches its intelligence coordination and decision-making processes at the highest governmental level.

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