On February 7, 2025, President Trump and Prime Minister Ishiba issued a United States-Japan Joint Leaders' Statement affirming "their determination to pursue a new golden age for U.S.-Japan relations” and their intent to continue a strong partnership in space.
To highlight this deepening bilateral relationship and build off the recent CSIS report, From Earth to Uchū: The Evolution of Japan’s Space Security Policy and a Blueprint for Strengthening the U.S.-Japan Space Security Partnership, please join the Aerospace Security Project on Friday, April 11 at 1:00pm EDT for discussions with senior U.S. and Japanese officials and experts. This hybrid event will feature a fireside chat with Jun KAZEKI, Director-General, National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, and Dr. Scott Pace, Director, Space Policy Institute at George Washington University and former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council, moderated by Kari A. Bingen, Director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS. They plan to discuss the importance of the U.S.-Japan space security relationship, reflect on progress, and highlight opportunities for strengthening the partnership in space. Follow-on panel discussions will explore the broader U.S.-Japan security relationship, how space fits into each nation's national security strategy, and what an agenda for deepening space security cooperation should include.
Jun Kazeki, Director-General, National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Dr. Scott Pace, Director, Space Policy Institute at George Washington University and former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
Moderator by Kari Bingen, Director, Aerospace Security Project, CSIS
Nicholas Szechenyi, Vice President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair, CSIS
Dr. Saadia M. Pekkanen, Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor of International Studies, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, and Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Washington
Gregg Rubinstein, Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), Japan Chair, CSIS
Moderated by the Hon. Melissa Dalton, Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Defense Budget Analysis and Aerospace Security Project, CSIS and former Under Secretary of the Air Force
Lt. Col. Corey Trusty, Military Deputy, International Affairs Space Division, U.S. Space Force
Col. (Ret.) Taro Sato, President of Sentinel Space Alliance Inc, and former Counselor of Security Space Policy, National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Steve Jordan Tomaszewski, Vice President, Space Systems, Aerospace Industries Association
Moderated by Sean Wilson, Senior Associate (Non-resident), Aerospace Security Project, CSIS and former Director of International Space Policy, U.S. National Space Council
This event is made possible with support from the Sumitomo Corporation.
