Defense Intelligence Headquarters

The Defense Intelligence Headquarters (情報本部, Jōhōhonbu?) is the official signals intelligence agency of the Japanese government, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Defense. It is currently one of the biggest Japanese intelligence agencies with its creation and structure modeled after the American Defense Intelligence Agency.

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