site, organization of Naichō is as follows: Cabinet Intelligence Officer Divisions: : Has Human Resources, Budget and academic experts. : Collect information based on domestic media, including newspapers, magazines and from news broadcasts. : Collect information based on foreign media and broadcasts from another country, including CIRO agents based overseas. : Studies domestic/international economic information. : Secures information related to disasters and other emergencies. Staffed by twenty agents from the Ministry of Defense, National Police Agency, Fire Disaster and Management Agency and the Japan Coast Guard. : Operates a network of surveillance satellites, such as the IGS-Optical and IGS-Radar series. As of June 2018, Japan has six functioning observation satellites in orbit. It was established in 2001 and has 320 personnel employed with at least 100 of them being imagery intelligence analysts. The Deputy Director position is filled by a senior officer from the NPA. Situation Center of Cabinet : Coordinates government action based on the " Improvement of Counter-Intelligence Functions " policy. Cabinet Counter Terrorism Intelligence Coordination Center Known heads of Naichō Yoshio Omori Kazuhiro Sugita (Jan. 2001–Apr. 2001) Toshinori Kanemoto (Apr. 2001–Apr. 2006) Hideshi Mitani (Apr. 2006–Apr. 2010) Shinichi Uematsu (Apr. 2010–Dec. 2011) Shigeru Kitamura (Dec. 2011 – September 2019) Hiroaki Takizawa (September 2019 – Present) References Bibliography External links 1952 establishments in Japan 1986 establishments in Japan Japanese intelligence agencies Cabinet Office (Japan)