For Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has sought to modernize Japan's intelligence system, the upgrade represents a political win and the foundation for a broader overhaul.

Japan's Lower House has approved a bill aimed at strengthening the nation's intelligence capabilities, which includes provisions for establishing a national intelligence council led by the prime minister and a national intelligence bureau.

Kazuya Hara has been named the head of Japan's newly established national intelligence bureau, a move seen as the first step in the country's intelligence reform.

Ghana's Parliament has passed the Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025, which introduces significant changes to the country's security architecture, including renaming the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).

Japan's government is increasing its push to strengthen intelligence capabilities, with plans to establish a national intelligence bureau as early as July as a first step.