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Japan is launching its first dedicated spy agency in over 70 years, the National Intelligence Agency, to unify fragmented intelligence efforts and counter growing threats from Russia, North Korea, and China. Spearheaded by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and backed by U.S., Australia, and Germany, the agency will coordinate 33,000 personnel with a $407 million budget — set to activate by December. Critics warn it could erode privacy and revive Japan’s postwar pacifist identity, but the move signals a major pivot in Japan’s national security strategy amid rising global tensions.

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