Naicho

Naikaku Joho Chōsashitsu (Japanese内阁 情报 调查 室, dt as: " Cabinet News and investigation office ", English Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. ), In short: Naichō (内 调) is a news service of Japan. It is criticized, he used most of his energy on the translation of foreign publications and spy on Japanese citizens in their own country.

Spy scandal

On 17 January 2008, a Naichō official was accused of spying for Russia.

Organization

A precursor was founded in 1952 in the Prime Minister Office. In 1957 was the establishment of the Naikaku Chōsashitsu (内阁 调查 室, " Cabinet Office investigation " ) as a subordinate authority of the Cabinet Secretariat. In 1986 it received its present name.

Naichō has about 170 employees. However, a large part of other ministries and agencies is on loan. The majority of the staff of the National Police Agency. The conductor is since April 2010 Shin'ichi Uematsu (植 松 信 一) (February 2011).