Japan prepares to join UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network
www.thetimes.co.uk
Japan is preparing to join the Anglophone world’s Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network, its ambassador to Australia has revealed.Shingo Yamagami, formerly the head of the intelligence branch of Japan’s foreign ministry, said: “We would like to see this idea become reality in the near future.” He t
  • @[email protected]
    3•3 years ago

    Japan is very much under the thumb of the US, I’d be very surprised if they weren’t already “unofficially” in Five Eyes.

    • @[email protected]OPM
      -2•3 years ago

      They were, but official revelation will have larger consequences, most specifically for mainland China.

      • @[email protected]
        1•3 years ago

        Is there any concrete evidence of that? IIRC they were involved, but not comprehensively involved in data sharing.

        • poVoq
          2•3 years ago

          Probably the same deal as Germany… the US gets all the data and the BND gets some if the US finds it convenient.

          Probably a case of the Japanese finding that unsatisfactory and demanding a less one-sided deal.

  • @[email protected]
    0•3 years ago

    Hooray! Just the alliance we need to effectively counter-balance China, ourselves and our allies.