Ex-intelligence analyst slams Abe's national security strategy

Ex-intelligence analyst slams Abe's national security strategy

Masaru Sato, a writer and former Japanese Foreign Ministry intelligence analyst, speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on April 3, 2015, criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ruling coalition for leading discussions on national security legislation based on what he termed unrealistic assumptions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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