Shigeru Kitamura, CEO of Kitamura Economic Security Inc., was interviewed by Mainichi Shimbun ahead of the deliberations on the bill to establish a National Intelligence Council, regarding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s efforts to strengthen Japan’s intelligence functions.
The interview was published in the morning edition of Mainichi Shimbun on April 15, 2026.

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