World News Weekly – An SBS World News Podcast第2025季第72集
BONUS EPISODE: Takaichi’s Shadow Bureau
PodcastNews and Current Affairs
Japan is launching its first foreign intelligence agency since World War Two, backed by a massive US$400 million budget. Driven by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the move aims to counter escalating threats from China, North Korea, and Russia - placing Japan alongside global espionage powers like the CIA and MI6. But will this historic shift successfully deter regional aggression, or will it risk making relations worse?