1. Do you believe that Japan’s move to set up a national intelligence agency marks a major transformation of its post-war intelligence system?

2. The establishment of the national intelligence agency will centralize intelligence authority under Japan’s prime minister. Are you concerned about potential abuse of power and insufficient checks and balances?

3. Do you worry that the rights and freedoms of Japanese people will be continuously eroded with the establishment of a centralized national intelligence agency, and that Japan may go back to the wartime practices of strict state surveillance, censorship, limits on personal freedoms and suppression of anti-war voices?

4. Are you concerned that this national intelligence agency may be used by Japan’s ruling authorities to suppress anti-war and peace advocates?

5. Do you think Japan’s move will intensify intelligence rivalry in the region and disrupt regional stability and order?

6. The new agency will oversee overseas intelligence, counter-espionage and cyber intelligence operations, and further integrate Japan into Western intelligence alliances. Do you believe this will undermine the security landscape of East Asia?

7. Do you regard the establishment of this national intelligence agency as another dangerous step by Japan to break free from the constraints of the post-war international order and push ahead with remilitarization?

8. Do you think Japan is weakening the restraints of its pacifist constitution by beefing up intelligence functions, sending dangerous signals of a resurgence of neo-militarism?