Japan's National Intelligence Agency to be Established as Early as July with Initial Staff of 700
Japan plans to establish a National Intelligence Agency as early as July with an initial staff of 700, upgrading the existing Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. The new agency will recruit private sector talent with AI, cybersecurity, and foreign language skills to enhance intelligence analysis and counter disinformation.
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(Central News Agency reporter Dai Yazhen, Tokyo, 7th) The Japanese government plans to establish a "National Intelligence Agency" responsible for intelligence gathering and analysis this summer, with an initial staff of approximately 700 people, the same size as the current Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. It will gradually expand in the future and actively recruit private sector talent with AI, network, and foreign language capabilities to strengthen external intelligence analysis and disinformation response capabilities.
Yomiuri Shimbun reported that multiple Japanese government officials revealed that the "National Intelligence Conference Establishment Bill," which serves as the basis for its establishment, passed deliberation in the House of Representatives in April and is expected to be deliberated in the House of Councillors starting tomorrow. The Japanese government hopes that the bill will be legislated as soon as possible, and the National Intelligence Agency is expected to be officially established as early as July.
The report pointed out that the National Intelligence Agency will be upgraded and reorganized from the existing Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (referred to as "Naicho"). Naicho currently has a staff of about 700 people, including personnel concurrently serving from various ministries and agencies, so the new agency will start with the same staffing.
In the past, Naicho's "Cabinet Intelligence Officer" was usually held by someone from the National Police Agency, and high-level positions were mostly filled by officials seconded from various ministries and agencies such as the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, the Japanese government plans to adopt a recruitment system similar to "career bureaucrats" for the first time in conjunction with the establishment of the new agency.
In addition, the Japanese government will also actively recruit talent from private enterprises. Since the National Intelligence Agency will be responsible for information exchange with overseas intelligence agencies, analyzing foreign intelligence, and responding to disinformation and misinformation on social media, it will strengthen the recruitment of talent with high foreign language proficiency and network professional skills.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stated that in the face of massive amounts of information, "it is necessary to establish efficient and effective methods using AI (artificial intelligence)," so the government is also considering actively recruiting professionals familiar with AI technology. (Editor: Tang Shengyang) 1150507
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(Central News Agency reporter Dai Yazhen, Tokyo, 7th) The Japanese government plans to establish a "National Intelligence Agency" responsible for intelligence gathering and analysis this summer, with an initial staff of approximately 700 people, the same size as the current Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. It will gradually expand in the future and actively recruit private sector talent with AI, network, and foreign language capabilities to strengthen external intelligence analysis and disinformation response capabilities.
Yomiuri Shimbun reported that multiple Japanese government officials revealed that the "National Intelligence Conference Establishment Bill," which serves as the basis for its establishment, passed deliberation in the House of Representatives in April and is expected to be deliberated in the House of Councillors starting tomorrow. The Japanese government hopes that the bill will be legislated as soon as possible, and the National Intelligence Agency is expected to be officially established as early as July.
The report pointed out that the National Intelligence Agency will be upgraded and reorganized from the existing Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (referred to as "Naicho"). Naicho currently has a staff of about 700 people, including personnel concurrently serving from various ministries and agencies, so the new agency will start with the same staffing.
In the past, Naicho's "Cabinet Intelligence Officer" was usually held by someone from the National Police Agency, and high-level positions were mostly filled by officials seconded from various ministries and agencies such as the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, the Japanese government plans to adopt a recruitment system similar to "career bureaucrats" for the first time in conjunction with the establishment of the new agency.
In addition, the Japanese government will also actively recruit talent from private enterprises. Since the National Intelligence Agency will be responsible for information exchange with overseas intelligence agencies, analyzing foreign intelligence, and responding to disinformation and misinformation on social media, it will strengthen the recruitment of talent with high foreign language proficiency and network professional skills.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stated that in the face of massive amounts of information, "it is necessary to establish efficient and effective methods using AI (artificial intelligence)," so the government is also considering actively recruiting professionals familiar with AI technology. (Editor: Tang Shengyang) 1150507
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