TOKYO -- Almost a decade ago, Japan created a National Security Council and a dedicated secretariat composed of Japan's best and brightest 67 officials.
Kitamura says multilayered communication with White House is key to alliance

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