Japan has pushed for a sweeping intelligence reform and launched its first centralised intelligence body since World War II. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes for sweeping security reforms in the face of growing regional threats.

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.”