AI Poster | Japan establishes new intelligence agency amid controversy

Amid controversy and scrutiny at home and abroad, Japan convened the first meeting of its National Intelligence Council on Friday and formally launched its secretariat, the national intelligence bureau.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson pointed out that Japan's intelligence agencies historically paved the way for its full-scale pursuit of militarism and the launch of wars of aggression, which led to innumerable crimes against its Asian neighbors and Japan's own people.

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