Japan creates a centralized intelligence system: Should Asia be worried?

Japan has launched its biggest intelligence restructuring since World War II, creating a new centralized system built around the National Intelligence Council and the National Intelligence Bureau. For decades, Japan has relied heavily on US intelligence capabilities. Now, Tokyo appears to be strengthening its own intelligence infrastructure. What is driving this major shift? Does it signal a transformation of Japan's postwar security approach? And what could it mean for regional stability?