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内閣情報調査室 Naikaku Jōhō Chōsashitsu (Naichō) | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1986 (CIRO establishment) |
Preceding agencies | |
Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
Headquarters | Nagatacho, Tokyo, Japan |
Employees | 170–175 |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Cabinet Secretariat |
Website | www |
The Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (内閣情報調査室, Naikaku Jōhō Chōsashitsu),[4] also known as Naichō (内調),[5] is a Japanese intelligence agency under the Cabinet Secretariat responsible for gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information for the cabinet. As a principal member of the Japanese intelligence community, the CIRO reports directly to the Prime Minister. Its operations are mandated through the Cabinet Law.[6]
The agency is said to be equivalent to the American Central Intelligence Agency.[7] Like most intelligence agencies in Japan, its personnel are usually recruited from other agencies.[8] Around 100 out of 170 CIRO agents are from other agencies/ministries with top positions occupied by career police officers.[9] The CIRO frequently works with the National Security Council as a communication channel to the prime minister.
The CIRO is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, in a building called "H20".[10]
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