The Foundation’s publication — Mid-Term Objectives and Near-Term Priorities for Japan-U.S. Space Cooperation — outlines six mid-term objectives for U.S.-Japan partnership on the peaceful use of space and five areas where there are immediate opportunities to enhance bilateral space cooperation. The publication is the result of a series of discussions held by members of the U.S.-Japan Space Forum (USJSF), a standing committee of American and Japanese space policy experts. The USJSF meets regularly to examine critical developments and opportunities for bilateral space-related activities. Members drafted their initial conclusions during a June 2014 Montana retreat and received feedback on these conclusions during meetings and a public seminar in Tokyo in December 2014. This month those conclusions were refined and published as Mid-Term Objectives and Near-Term Priorities for Japan-U.S. Space Cooperation. USJSF will reconvene in December of 2015 to reassess circumstances for bilateral collaboration on space and to discuss their concerns with key members of Washington’s space policy community.
Mid-Term Objectives and Near-Term Priorities for Japan-U.S. Space Cooperation
