“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