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Japan Announces First Space Security Initiative

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a meeting Tuesday to discuss the country's first Space Security Initiative.

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SINGAPORE—The government of Japan has adopted its first Space Security Initiative, which aims to expand the use of space-based technology to complement its defense requirements, including gathering information for its so-called counterstrike capabilities. Based on the country’s recent National...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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