| DIH 情報本部 Jōhōhonbu | |
 Official seal of the Defense Intelligence Headquarters | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 20, 1997 |
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| Jurisdiction | Japan |
| Headquarters | Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Employees | 2,608 personnel (1,936 uniformed/292 civilian) (2024)[1] |
| Annual budget | ¥ 75.8 billion (2021) |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Defense |
| Website | Official Site (in Japanese) |
The Defense Intelligence Headquarters (情報本部, Jōhōhonbu)[2] is a military intelligence and signal intelligence agency of the Japanese government, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Defense. It is currently one of the biggest Japanese intelligence agencies,[3] with its creation and structure modeled after the American Defense Intelligence Agency.[4]
- ^ https://www.mod.go.jp/en/images/ed8cf86c9f9cad56f540d58d782f0e5dc50bc272.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "部局課名・官職名英訳名称一覧" [Names of Government Organizations and Positions] (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2008.
- ^ Andrew Oros. "Japan's Growing Intelligence Capabilities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
- ^ "NAPSNet Daily Report 24 January, 1997 | Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability". Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability | We Hold That It is Possible to Build Peace, Create Security, and Restore Sustainability for All People in Our Time. 24 January 1997. Archived from the original on 2019-05-23.