Japan's Minister of Defense inspected the Air Self-Defense Force base in Fuchu City, Tokyo on the 2nd, saying “Space is an extremely important field involving the military and people's livelihood.” Kyodo News reports that Japan has shown a strong will to strengthen its space response capabilities. It is expected to integrate the Air Self-Defense Force into the “Aerospace Self-Defense Force” in 2026, upgrade the special space force “Space Operations Group” to the “Space Operations Group” within 2025, and continue to upgrade to the “Space Operations Group” in 2026. Japan's Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi said that the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces will continue to strengthen their ability to ensure the stable use of space. Furthermore, a few months ago, Japan proposed the development of a “bodyguard satellite” to strengthen space defense capabilities, and is also planning to spend huge sums of money to build a “low-orbit satellite constellation” project known as the Japanese version of the “Starlink” program.

Japan's Minister of Defense inspected the Air Self-Defense Force base in Fuchu City, Tokyo on the 2nd, saying “Space is an extremely important field involving the military and people's livelihood.” Kyodo News reports that Japan has shown a strong will to strengthen its space response capabilities. It is expected to integrate the Air Self-Defense Force into the “Aerospace Self-Defense Force” in 2026, upgrade the special space force “Space Operations Group” to the “Space Operations Group” within 2025, and continue to upgrade to the “Space Operations Group” in 2026. Japan's Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi said that the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces will continue to strengthen their ability to ensure the stable use of space. Furthermore, a few months ago, Japan proposed the development of a “bodyguard satellite” to strengthen space defense capabilities, and is also planning to spend huge sums of money to build a “low-orbit satellite constellation” project known as the Japanese version of the “Starlink” program.