Japan to launch antiterrorism intelligence unit Dec. 8

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (3rd from L) speaks during a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2015, to adopt a set of measures to reinforce Japan's antiterrorism capabilities. Among them is a decision to bring forward the launch of an International Counterterrorism Intelligence Collection Unit to Dec. 8, from April as earlier planned, in the wake of the deadly Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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