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
  • @AgreeableLandscape
    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.

    • @TheAnonymouseJokerOPM
      -1•3 years ago

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

      • @chiefstorm
        1•3 years ago

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

        • @poVoq
          2•1 year ago

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  • @deschutron
    0•3 years ago

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