【Lectures and Talks】 Shigeru Kitamura Participates in Hudson Institute Conversation “Japan’s Role in the Indo-Pacific: A Conversation with Shigeru Kitamura, Former National Security Adviser of Japan”

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June 19, 2026
【Publications and Insights】 Shigeru Kitamura Publishes New Book “Invisible War: The Geopolitics of Intelligence, Spheres of Influence, and Economic Security”

Shigeru Kitamura, CEO of Kitamura Economic Security Inc, released his latest book Invisible War: The Geopolitics of Intelligence, Spheres of Influence, and Economic Security through Bungeishunju on June 19, 2026. The author, having served as Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat and having stood at the forefront of national security and intelligence, examines an era of “invisible war,” in which U.S.-China confrontation, regional conflicts, economic security, cyberspace, AI, and other forces are intricately intertwined. This volume discusses the role of intelligence in contemporary warfare, great-power competition over spheres of influence, the economic security preparedness required of companies, and the relationship between technology and sovereignty, and presents how Japan is to survive strategically in an age of great competition. Details: https://books.bunshun.jp/ud/book/num/9784166615339 https://ameblo.jp/honbookmagazine
July 8, 2025
【Publications and Insights】 Shigeru Kitamura Publishes New Book “National Security and Intelligence”

Shigeru Kitamura, CEO of Kitamura Economic Security Inc, released his latest book National Security and Intelligence through Chuo Koron Shinsha. The author, having served as a senior official of the National Police Agency, as Director of Cabinet Intelligence, and as Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat, draws upon extensive experience in both operational and policy spheres of intelligence. He issues a grave warning to all who inhabit an era in which every domain—be it the economy, communications, or critical infrastructure—has become a theatre of conflict. How is Japan to confront the most intricate and severe security environment since the post-war period? This volume offers a rigorous analysis of the National Security Strategy and the Economic Security Promotion Act, surveys the war in Ukraine and the unrest in the Middle East, and elucidates the nature of contemporary warfare, in which intelligence is nothing short of indispensable. Details: https://www.chuko.co.jp/tanko/2025/07/005929.html