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Japan had been known as a country of long intelligence history dating back to the late 19th century. In particular, studies of Japanese intelligence in the period of the 2nd World War are plentiful. But it is a fact that only a few studies on Japanese intelligence in the postwar period have been published. There exist only small number of studies on Japanese intelligence post Cold War activities in either English or Korean. The goal of this analysis is to chase the changes of Japanese intelligence institutions, in particular, current ones. Japanese intelligence had been mainly focused on the economic matters. But since the end of the Cold War, the extensive scale changes have taken place in Japan's major intelligence institutions such as CIRO, DIH and MOFA. An examination of their recent reorganization and activities shows that Japan maintains a greater intelligence capability than commonly acknowledged. As Japan's international role has increased, its intelligence functions and operations have expanded to deal with additional demands. Moreover, given the changing security landscape of post 9/11 accident, Japan may play a greater intelligence role within the U.S.-Japan alliance.