What is Defense Intelligence Headquarters?
{{no sources|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox government agency | name = Defense Intelligence Headquarters | native_name = 情報本部 | logo = DIH emblem.gif | logo_size = 150px | formed = {{Start date and age|1997|1|20|y=df}} | jurisdiction = {{JPN}} | headquarters = [[Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]] | employees = 2451 }} The '''Defense Intelligence Headquarters''' (情報本部, Jōhōhonbu) is a [[military intelligence]] and signal [[intelligence agency]] of the [[Government of Japan|Japanese government]], under the jurisdiction of the [[Japan|Japanese]] [[Ministry of Defense (Japan)|Ministry of Defense]]. It is currently one of the biggest Japanese intelligence agencies. The DIH is under the jurisdiction of the Joint Staff and is controlled by the Defense Intelligence Committee, which is made up of the Chiefs of Staff of the JGSDF, JMSDF and JASDF along with the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, State Minister of Defense and the [[Minister of Defense (Japan)|Minister of Defense]]. ==Command== Command of the DIH was given directly to the [[Minister of Defense (Japan)|Japanese Minister of Defense]] in March 2006. The deputy officer is usually a civilian officially appointed by the MOD.Four Defense Intelligence Officers (DIOs) are also appointed with three being colonels from the JGSDF or the JASDF with one a civilian official. ==SIGINT== The SIGINT facilities managed by the Chobetsu (Chosa Besshitsu) or the Annex Chamber, Second Section, Second Investigation Division in English, from 1958 to 1997 is managed by the DIH. Command of the SIGINT division is usually filled by a senior officer from the NPA. == Role == The main role of the DIH is to collect information and analyse for planning defense and operation policy. The agency collect information from open sources, signals and image intelligence as well as from other [[Government of Japan|Japanese government]] ministries, [[Japan|Japanese]] embassies and other affiliated ministries and organizations. In addition, they also gather intelligence through surveillance activities. == Seal == The seal