- 14 Mar 2002
- 21,050
- 18,903
Last Thursday, Japan's House of Representatives passed a bill to establish a National Intelligence Council (国家情報会議 Kokka Jōhō Kaigi), in a move aimed at strengthening the government's ability to gather and analyse information. The council would be chaired by the prime minister and serve as a kind of command centre. It would oversee the collection and analysis of intelligence to support policy decisions, according to the bill. A new National Intelligence Bureau would also be created to serve as its secretariat.
There was pushback from opposition parties during deliberations. At their insistence, a supplementary resolution was added to the government-backed legislation. It says personal information and privacy should not be unnecessarily infringed, and also that intelligence activities must not compromise political neutrality.
There was pushback from opposition parties during deliberations. At their insistence, a supplementary resolution was added to the government-backed legislation. It says personal information and privacy should not be unnecessarily infringed, and also that intelligence activities must not compromise political neutrality.
Bill to Establish National Intelligence Council Clears Lower House
Japan's House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to establish a National Intelligence Council aimed at strengthening the government's intelligence-gathering and analytical capabilities.
newsonjapan.com
