In a move not entirly unexpected, the Government of Japan has decided to create its own National Security Council, something the country has not had since prior to the end of World War Two.

In this article published by Channel News Asia, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that he will build this council to basically duplicate that of the United States to increase the organization of national security personnelle in Japan.

Detractors are saying that move will only increase Abe’s power as Prime Minister. The taskforce will have 14 members including Shiozaki, National Security Adviser Yuriko Koike and Shunji Yanai, a former ambassador to Washington.