Japan seems cautious of its powerful neighbor across the East China Sea: The National Diet has decided to overhaul its entire intelligence-gathering system. This is one of the key initiatives of the current Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi. She aims to expand this institution’s capabilities and centralize those efforts. The focus goes beyond counterterrorism; Takaichi reportedly also wants to know if the island nation is being surveilled and who might be spying. This is not new: everyone engages in these activities, whether adversary or ally
