Japan launches first centralised intelligence body since WWII

Japan launches new centralised intelligence agencyJapan has pushed for a sweeping intelligence reform and launched its first centralised intelligence body since World War II. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes for sweeping security reforms in the face of growing regional threats.The National Intelligence Bureau formally launched on Friday, is an upgrade to the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office, which held little authority. It has now been turned into an operational body that collects and analyses intelligence from various government ministries. Other ministries are now formally required to share their information, according to CNN."This is merely the first step in intelligence reform," Takaichi said on Monday. "As we look at the increasingly unstable global situation, it is impera