Japan Proposes Cabinet-Level UAP Office Under Crisis-Management Deputy, Decision Set for March 30, 2026 General Assembly

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A Japanese bipartisan group led by Yasukazu Hamada and championed by former MP Yoshiharu Asakawa wants to create a cabinet-level office under the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management to oversee UAP (unidentified aerial phenomena) intelligence and fold it into national security policy, after a previous Defense Ministry plan stalled, as part of a broader security shift since 2024 and in line with U.S. declassification and international information sharing; the move is linked to concerns about the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant incident and will be discussed at a March 30, 2026 General Assembly in Tokyo, with inquiries directed to Asakawa.