Symposium - Japan Institute for Space and Security

The 3rd Annual JISS Symposium

“Changing Security Environment and Japan’s Space Strategy and Policies”
About 200 people attended. Participants discussed Japan’s space security and conducted very meaningful discussion.

Date: September 30, 2019 (Mon) 13:30-17:00
Place: Multi-Purpose Conference Room, National Diet Office Building

Program

Opening Remarks:
- Mr. Satoshi Morimoto, Chairman, JISS
Guest Remarks:
- Hon. Takeo Kawamura (acting Kenichi Kawamura), Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party for Space and Ocean Development
- Hon. Joseph M. Young, U. S. Chargé D’Affaires to Japan
- Mr. Takehiko Matsuo, Director General, National Space Policy Secretariat, the Cabinet Office
Session 1: Panel Discussion
“Changing Environment for Space and Japan-U.S. Cooperation”
- Moderator:
  - Mr. Osamu Sorimachi, Chief News Commentary, Fuji TV
- Panelist:
  - Hon. Satoshi Morimoto Chairman of JISS (former Minister of Defense)
  - Hon. Itsunori Onodera, Chairman of Research Commission on Security, LDP (former Minister of Defense)
  - Hon. Kenji Wakamiya, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (former Minister of State for Defense)
Session 2: Panel Discussion
“Japan’s Space Policy and Use of Space for Security”
- Moderator:
  - Mr. Eiichi Kiuchi, JISS Research Fellow
- Panelist:
  - Dr. Haruhiko Kataoka, Vice President, JISS (former Chief of Staff, JASDF)
  - Dr. Hideaki Watanabe, Director, JISS (former Commissioner, ATLA, MOD)
  - Mr. Kazuhiko Aoki, Executive Officer, Sky Perfect JSAT Corp.
  - Mr. Robert Morrissey, President, Raytheon Japan
Closing Remark:
- Mr. Hiroshi Imazu, President, JISS

About 250 people attended. Discussed Japan’s Space Security, concluded very meaningful discussion.

Date: February 18, 2019 (Mon) 13:30 – 17:30
Place: Parliamentary Museum Auditorium
Program：
Part I (13:30 – 15:30)
・Welcome Speech:
    Mr. Satoshi Morimoto, Chairman, JISS
・Guest Remarks:
    Mr. Kenichi Takahashi, Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense
    Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa, President, JAXA
・Keynote Speeches:
    Mr. Shuzo Takada, Director General, National Space Policy Secretariat, The Cabinet Office
    Dr. Shinichi Nakasuka, Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tokyo
    Mr. Peter Marquez, Partner, Andart Global (former Director Space Policy, U.S. National Security Council)

Part II (15:50 – 17:30)
・Panel Discussion“Approach on Space Use for Security”
Moderator :
Mr. Junichi Nishiyama, Vice President, JISS
Panelist:
Dr. Haruhiko Kataoka GEN ret., Vice President, JISS
Mr. Yasuaki Hashimoto, Director, Policy Studies Dept, NIDS
Dr. Hiroshi Koyama, Executive Fellow, Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
Mr. Andy Rayner, Military Space International Director, Lockheed Martin Corp.
Mr. Eiichi Kiuchi, Research Fellow, JISS
・Closing Remark:
Mr. Hiroshi Imazu, President, JISS

Reception
About 150 people attended. It created a friendly networking atmosphere.

Date: February 18, 2019 (Mon) (18: 00-19: 30)
Place: Parliamentary Museum Main Conference Room
Program：
・Guest Greetings
   Hon. Takeshi Iwaya, Minister of Defense
   Mr. Setsuhiro Shimomura, Special Advisor, Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
   Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa, President, JAXA
   Hon. Takeo Kawamura, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party for Space and Ocean Development
   Hon. Yasutoshi Nishimura Deputy Secretary-General, Cabinet Secretariat
   Other Diet Members Supporting the JISS
・Networking

The Symposium on “The Latest Technological Trends and Future for Global Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) using Şpace” was held on February 8, 2018 (Fri). Mr. Eiichi Kiuchi, Research Fellow, JISS participated in a panel discussion as a moderator and gave a lecture on “Ocean Broadband and Big Data will open the way to a New Maritime Nation.”
More than 200 people attended and concluded successfully.

Date: February 8, 2019 (Fri) 13: 00-17: 40
Place: Sasakawa　Peace Foundation Marine Policy Institute International Conference Room
Program:
Session II:
Moderator:
Mr. Eiichi Kiuchi, Research Fellow, Japan Institute for Space and Security (JISS)
Panelists:
Mr. Naoto Matsuura, Utilization Director, 1st Space Technology Division, JAXA
Mr. Nick Wise, CEO and Founder, OceanMind
Mr. Satoru Kuwahara, Japan Marine Science Inc
Mr. Yasumasa Miyazawa, Deputy Director, Application Lab, JAMSTEC
Mr. John Mittleman, Naval Research Laboratory
Mr. Taisei Morishita, Secretary General, Ocean Policy Promotion Division, Cabinet Office

Reference: https://www.spf.org/_opri/news/20190116.html