Defense Intelligence Headquarters
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| Defense Intelligence Headquarters DIH 防衛省情報本部 Bōeishōjōhōhonbu |
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 Official seal of the Defense Intelligence Headquarters |
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| Formed | January 20, 1997 |
| Jurisdiction | Japan |
| Headquarters | Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Employees | 2,300 |
| Annual Budget | Classified |
| Parent agency | Japanese Ministry of Defense |
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| Official Site (Japanese) | |
The Defense Intelligence Headquarters (防衛省情報本部 Bōeishōjōhōhonbu?) is the cryptologic intelligence agency of the Japanese government, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Defense. It's currently one of the biggest Japanese intelligence agencies[1] with its creation modeled after the American Defense Intelligence Agency[2].
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[edit] History
Back in the 1980s, the former Japanese Defense Agency had several intelligence divisions including those from the Central Data Command Unit, the Joint Staff Council's Second Office and the the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces[3]. A supposed plan to integrate the intelligence divisions of the three JSDF branches started in 1988 before lack of cooperation and subordinate ended it[3].
Plans to consolidate all the intelligence bureaus of the old Defense Administration started in the 1990s[4] after the Diet of Japan had passed a law on May 1996, calling for the creation of a central military intelligence agency before the DIH was eventually established on January 20, 1997[2][5] after intelligence units from the JSDF, Japanese Defense Agency and the Joint Staff council are united[6] with the appointment of Lieutenant General Kunimi Masahiro as the agency's first commanding officer[1]. Initially, DIH civilian and military staff members were numbered at 1,580[5] with a planned manpower of 2,000 personnel[7] before it reached its current manpower of 2,300 staff members[8].
Spy satellites had been planned for launch in 1998 as part of augmenting the DIH's intelligence gathering capabilities. Though two were able to launch, two more were destroyed in a botch attempt to send them to space[9].
In 2005, the DIH has suffered its first internal leak of classified information when a Colonel in the JASDF had been arrested for allegedly leaking information regarding the accident of a People's Liberation Army Navy submarine that took place in the same year in the South China Sea[10][11].
The DIH had provided intelligence to JGSDF forces deployed in Indonesia during the May 2006 Java earthquake[8].
[edit] Command
The DIH is under the jurisdiction of the Joint Staff Council and is controlled by the Defense Intelligence Committee, which is made up of the heads of the JGSDF, JMSDF and JASDF with the Joint Staff Council chairman[12] alongside the Japanese Defense Minister and Senior Vice-Minister of Defense.
Command of the DIH was given directly to the Japanese Defense Minister on March 2006[8].
[edit] Organization
A number of divisions were established under the DIH, including the following[12]:
| Department | Mandate |
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| General Headquarters/Administration Division | Provides administrative and logistics support |
| Planning Division | Conducts HUMINT-related activities |
| Imagery Division | Analyzes satellite images bought from American commercial satellites or from the JGSDF's Central Geographical Command located in Tachikawa, Tokyo |
| SIGINT Division | Analyzes SIGINT intelligence. Is responsible for its electronics unit in Ichigaya to monitor North Korea-based communications. It also manages two CDAA 'elephant cages,' as well as six other communications offices. They are located in Kobunato, Niigata Prefecture, Oi, Saitama Prefecture, Tachiarai, Fukushima Prefecture and Kikaijima, Kagoshima Prefecture |
| Analysis/Assessment Division | Summarizes/assesses intelligence from Japanese military attachés serving abroad, intelligence from friendly nations and from DIH collaborators and agents |
[edit] Role
The main role of the DIH is to collect information from open sources, signals and image intelligence as well as from other Japanese government ministries, Japanese embassies and other affiliated ministries and organizations[8]. In addition, they also gather intelligence through surveillance activities[13].
[edit] References
- ^ a b Japan's Growing Intelligence Capabilities, Andrew Oros. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ a b New Japanese Defense Intelligence Headquarters. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ a b Defence Intelligence Headquarters (DIH). Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ Japan, Intelligence and Security. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ a b Defence Intelligence Headquarters. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ Asia Eyes Japan's New Military Intelligence Unit. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ Press Conference by the Press Secretary. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Ministry of Defense White Paper, 2006. Chapter 3: Operations of Self-Defense Forces for Defense of Japan, Disaster Relief and Civil Protection. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ With Eyes Wide Shut: Japan, Heisei Militarization and the Bush Doctrine. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ Defense official under investigation on suspicion of leaking info+. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ The secrets of the sea. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
- ^ a b (2007). "Japan Primer". . University of Texas Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
- ^ White Paper, 2007. Part II: The Basic of Japan's Defense Policy. Section 3: Organization of the MOD/SDF. Retrieved on June 9, 2008.
[edit] External Links
- Official Site (Japanese)
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