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- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi convened a 17-member expert panel to design intelligence and anti-espionage measures.
- She launched the National Intelligence Bureau in July to coordinate security data for the National Intelligence Council.
- Takaichi aims to create an independent CIA-style agency by March 2028.
- She warned that China, North Korea and Russia’s military ties heighten security threats.
- Japan says China detained more than a dozen Japanese nationals on espionage or national-security charges.
