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Japan Proposes National Intelligence Council Amid Human Rights Concerns

3/16/2026

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The Japanese government submitted a bill on March 15, 2026, to establish a national intelligence council for the Diet.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the council would not increase surveillance, addressing human rights concerns.
The bill would create a national intelligence bureau to support the council, chaired by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, within a reform agreed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party.

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The Japanese government submitted a bill on March 15, 2026, to establish a national intelligence council for the Diet.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the council would not increase surveillance, addressing human rights concerns.
The bill would create a national intelligence bureau to support the council, chaired by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, within a reform agreed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party.