{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60ddc2c98471380013ddd178/6a7edc3883128ee3d232c479?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Japan’s intelligence reforms with Professor Kotani Ken","description":"<p>Robert Ward hosts Professor Kotani Ken, Professor of College of Risk Management at Nihon University, for an in-depth discussion on the recent reforms of Japan’s intelligence capabilities.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, they explore:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The significance of the recent setting up of Japan’s first National Intelligence Bureau and National Intelligence Council</li><li>Japan’s strengths and weaknesses in intelligence capabilities</li><li>Japan’s further cooperation with foreign intelligence agencies</li><li>Upcoming related intelligence policies and reforms</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Recommended readings from our guests:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Brad Williams, <a href=\"https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Japanese-Foreign-Intelligence-and-Grand-Strategy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Japanese Foreign Intelligence and Grand Strategy: From the Cold War to the Abe Era</em></a>, (Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2021), 280pp.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>We hope you enjoy the episode. Please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your preferred podcast platform. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:japanchair@iiss.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">japanchair@iiss.org</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Date recorded: <strong>31 July 2026</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.</p>","author_name":"The International Institute for Strategic Studies"}