Quad is all about economic security: Japan's ex-NSC chief

Kitamura says multilayered communication with White House is key to alliance

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Shigeru Kitamura, Japan's then-secretary general of the National Security Secretariat, meets Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi in November 2019. © Indian Ministry of External Affairs

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- Almost a decade ago, Japan created a National Security Council and a dedicated secretariat composed of Japan's best and brightest 67 officials.

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