Naicho
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内閣情報調査室 Naikaku Jōhō Chōsashitsu | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
| Headquarters | Nagatacho, Tokyo, Japan |
| Employees | 170–175 |
| Agency executive | Shigeru Kitamura |
| Parent agency | Cabinet Secretariat |
Naichō (内調), an abbreviation for Naikaku Jōhō Chōsashitsu (内閣情報調査室, Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office),[1] is an intelligence agency of Japan, which reports directly to the Prime Minister.
The agency is said to be an equal to the American Central Intelligence Agency.[2] However, it is often criticized as being rather ineffectual, spending most of its energy translating foreign publications rather than gathering any substantial intelligence[3] while being accused of spying on Japanese nationals on domestic soil.[3]
Organization
Naicho headquarters occupies 6th floor of the Cabinet Office Building
According to its official web site, organization of Naicho is as follows.[4]
- Director of Cabinet Intelligence (内閣情報官)
- Deputy Director of Cabinet Intelligence (次長)
- Divisions
- General Affairs Division (総務部門)
- Domestic Division (国内部門)
- International Division (国際部門)
- Economy Division (経済部門)
- Cabinet Information Integration Center (内閣情報集約センター)
- Cabinet Intelligence Analysts (内閣情報分析官)
- Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (内閣衛星情報センター)
- Counterintelligence Center (カウンターインテリジェンスセンター)
Known heads of Naicho
- Yoshio Omori[5]
- Kazuhiro Sugita (Jan. 2001–Apr. 2001)[6]
- Toshinori Kanemoto (Apr. 2001–Apr. 2006)[7]
- Hideshi Mitani (Apr. 2006–Apr. 2010)[8]
- Shinichi Uematsu (Apr. 2010–)[9]
Spy scandal
On January 17, 2008, an official of Naichō was charged for spying for Russians, passing them classified information. The Russians denied the claim.[10] Since then, there had been calls for greater accountability on Naicho.[11]
References and notes
- ↑ "Names of Government Organizations and Positions". Cabinet Secretariat. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ Andrew Oros. "Japan's Growing Intelligence Capabilities". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Cabinet Research Office". Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ↑ "内閣情報調査室". Cabinet Secretariat. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
- ↑ Hiroko Nakata (2007-01-11). "Creating new security system fraught with obstacles". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ↑ 内閣危機管理監 (in Japanese). Cabinet Secretariat. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ↑ 内閣情報官 (in Japanese). Cabinet Secretariat. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ↑ 内閣情報官 (in Japanese). Cabinet Secretariat. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ↑ 内閣情報官 (in Japanese). Cabinet Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ↑ "A Japanese Faces Spy Charges". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ↑ "Japan's Cabinet urges tighter controls amid Russian spy scandal". Retrieved 2009-06-24.
External links
- Official Site (Japanese)
- Recruiting Pamphlet (Japanese)
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