Japan's National Intelligence Bureau held its first meeting July 31, a body aimed at centralising information-gathering and addressing accusations that the country is a "spy paradise".

Japan launched its new National Intelligence Bureau on July 31, marking the establishment of the country's first centralized national intelligence system since World War II. The…

It’s a controversial move that some fear deviates from Tokyo’s pacifist ideals, but one others say is much needed in a country once called a “paradise for spies.”