National Security Advisor (Japan)

The Director-General of the National Security Secretariat (国家安全保障局長, Kokka-Anzen-Hoshō-Kyoku-Chō), commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, is the head of the National Security Secretariat, a department within the Cabinet Secretariat in charge of the National Security Council. [1] As the principal advisor to the Prime Minister on matters regarding national security, the Director-General is one of the most senior officials in the Prime Minister’s Office.[2] The Director-General is appointed and serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister.

Director-General of the National Security Secretariat
国家安全保障局長
Emblem of the Government of Japan
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Incumbent
Takeo Akiba
since 7 July 2021
Office of the Prime Minister of Japan
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toPrime Minister of Japan
AppointerPrime Minister of Japan
Term lengthNo fixed term
FormationDecember 4, 2013 (2013-12-04)
DeputyDeputy Director-General of the National Security Secretariat

The current Director-General is former Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takeo Akiba, who took office on 7 July, 2021.[3]

List of Director-General's
No. Name Tenure start Tenure end Tenure length Ref
1 Shotaro Yachi 4 December 2013 12 September 2019 5 years and 283 days [4]
2 Shigeru Kitamura 13 September 2019 6 July 2021 1 year and 297 days [5]
3 Takeo Akiba 7 July 2021 Incumbent 2 years and 111 days [5]

References
  1. "The National Security Secretariat". www.cas.go.jp.
  2. "The National Security Council" (PDF). www.kantei.go.jp.
  3. "Top Japan diplomat Akiba to be tapped as national security adviser". Nikkei Asia.
  4. "Kitamura to replace Yachi as Abe's nat'l security adviser: gov't". Kyodo News.
  5. "Takeo Akiba, close aide to Suga, named Japan's top national security adviser". Japan Times.
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