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Seminar

The National Security Paradigm in Japan's Space Policy

Open to the Public

Speaker: Saadia Pekkanen, Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle.

Moderator: Susan Pharr, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics and Director, WCFIA Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University.

In the past decade, Japan has emerged as one of the world's most prominent military space powers around. With the inescapable ambiguity of dual-use, Japan has acquired its impressive capabilities in full view of a pacifist public and under constitutional constraints. Today its national security space paradigm is openly and officially sanctioned by the country's legal and policy orientation. However, these realities are not well understood by Japan's allies or rivals, which limits our appreciation about what Japan can do in its national security interests both in the region and beyond.

Co-sponsored by the International Security Program

Date: Time: - Location: Knafel Building, Bowie-Vernon, Room K262
In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) rests on a workstand during pre-assembly measurement activities. Developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the JEM will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments.

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Speaker: Saadia Pekkanen, Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle.

Moderator: Susan Pharr, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics and Director, WCFIA Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University.

In the past decade, Japan has emerged as one of the world's most prominent military space powers around. With the inescapable ambiguity of dual-use, Japan has acquired its impressive capabilities in full view of a pacifist public and under constitutional constraints. Today its national security space paradigm is openly and officially sanctioned by the country's legal and policy orientation. However, these realities are not well understood by Japan's allies or rivals, which limits our appreciation about what Japan can do in its national security interests both in the region and beyond.

Co-sponsored by the International Security Program

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