space policy

New office will act as 'control tower' for space...
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (second from right) poses beside the Space Policy Unit's nameplate. Lower House member Shigeki Sato (left), Motohisa Furukawa, state minister in charge of national policy, (second from left) and Lower House member Takeo Kawamura stand with him. (Hiroki Endo)
July 13, 2012
A new space strategy office established within the Cabinet Office on July 12 will promote commercial use of Japan’s rocket and satellite technologies.
EDITORIAL: Time to clarify Japan's policy on space...
May 21, 2012
Broad, open public debate is needed to define the future of Japan’s space development and set clear space policy goals.
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