{"id":362195,"date":"2026-07-17T19:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/japan-builds-new-spy-agency-why-now-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:00:44","slug":"japan-builds-new-spy-agency-why-now-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/japan-builds-new-spy-agency-why-now-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan builds new spy agency \u2014 Why now? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Npfq7yoFjvQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Japan builds new spy agency \u2014 Why now? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Npfq7yoFjvQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Japan plans to launch its first centralized intelligence agency since the end of World War II. 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