Abstract
Japan and the United States have a long history of civil space cooperation. Space security cooperation has, however, been limited by Japanese government restrictions on military uses of space. Those restrictions have been changing in recent years in response to both domestic political changes and changes in the Asia-Pacific and global security environment. This chapter reviews recent development in Japan, the current state of US-Japan space security cooperation, and where cooperation might occur in the future.
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I would like to thank the following persons for their help and guidance: Hiroshi Yamakawa, Hirofumi Katase, Kenichi Kawamura, George Takahasi, Mike Swiek, Hideshi Kozawa, Kiyoshi Higuchi, Mokoto Uchitomi, Mami Sasamura, Daichi Harada, Koji Umehara, Keiichi Anan, Kazuto Sazuki, Hirotaka Watanabe, and Setsuko Aoki. Any mistakes or misinterpretations are my responsibility.
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Pace, S. (2015). U.S. - Japan Space Security Cooperation. In: Schrogl, KU., Hays, P., Robinson, J., Moura, D., Giannopapa, C. (eds) Handbook of Space Security. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2029-3_34
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