Space Policy & Governance Workshop
“Space Activity and Foreign Policy: Toward Strengthening
U.S.-Japan Space Cooperation”

Date & Time:
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Venue:
2F Conference Hall, Economics Research Annex (Kojima Hall, MAP
Sponsor:
Space Policy Initiative (UT/SPI), Science, Technology and Public Policy Research Unit (SciTePP), Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo
Co-host:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Language:
English

Registration is closed.

Program

09:30
Opening Remark & Introduction of the Recent Activities of UT/SPI
Hideaki Shiroyama, Professor, University of Tokyo

Keynote Speech

09:50
“Future Prospect of U.S.-Japan Space Cooperation: Based on the Result of U.S.-Japan Space Dialogue (tentative title)”
Tomofumi Nishinaga, Director, Space Policy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10:10
“Significance of U.S.-Japan Space Cooperation in the U.S Comprehensive Space Strategy: Expectations for the Future Cooperation (tentative title)”
David A. Turner, Department of State

Presentation

10:30
“Prospects and Issues of Space Utilization in the U.S.-Japan Security Cooperation (tentative title)”
Setsuko Aoki, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
11:00
“U.S.-Japan Space Cooperation in the Field of Space Exploration and Human Spaceflight and Its Implication for Foreign Policy (tentative title)”
Hirotaka Watanabe, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Osaka University

Panel Discussion

11:30
Theme: “Significance of Space Activities in the U.S.-Japan Relationship”
Chair: Hideaki Shiroyama, University of Tokyo
Panelist: above speakers
12:30
Closing