What is the new National Intelligence Bureau? From Friday, CIRO will be upgraded to the National Intelligence Bureau, an operational and administrative body that collects and analyzes intelligence from various government bodies. It will be overseen by the newly formed National Intelligence Council, headed by Takaichi and composed of top ministers. Its national intelligence scope will include counterterrorism efforts, national emergency response, and countermeasures against foreign intelligence such as spy activity or covert influence operations. The next few items on Takaichi’s agenda – the anti-espionage law and the foreign intelligence service – will likely court even more controversy.