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Japan parliament OKs bill allowing space programs for national security

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May 21, 2008
        
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Japan's parliament voted to allow the nation's space programs to be used for defense for the first time Wednesday as part of Tokyo's push to give its military a greater international role. The upper house of parliament approved the legislation with an overwhelming 221-14 vote. The vote followed... [read full story]                    

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Japan enacts law allowing use of space for defense purposes

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Japan enacts law allowing use of space for defense purposes

keralanext.com
May 23, 2008
        

TOKYO: Parliament of Japan enacted first law setting out the country's basic policy on the use of space, changing a decades-old principle that enshrined the "nonmilitary" use of space and paving the way for the development of defense equipment such as full-scale s py satellites. The law...

                   

Commentary › New space law overrides military expansion concerns

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May 22, 2008
        

TOKYO — In a significant departure from its decades-old adherence to the principle of the ‘‘nonmilitary’’ use of space, Japan has passed a new law permitting the use of space for national security purposes, without engaging in thorough discussions on whether the law is even valid under the...

Quote of the Day › Space projects are expensive, and it is hard to predict how much they will ...

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May 22, 2008
        

Atsushi Fujioka, a professor at Ritsumeikan University, urging Japan to invest more in bread-and-butter issues such as the widening gap between rich and poor and the pension system, rather than the military use of space. (Kyodo) 0 Comments Register or login to add a...

Space for Defence and Security

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May 22, 2008
        

LIMITED AVAILABILITY Open to all RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET Link to map: multimap About the event: The importance of space assets to the work of military and security personnel has long been misunderstood. Australia has estimated that up to 90 per cent of all its military activities are...

                   

Japan passes law to allow military use of space: official

spacewar.com
May 22, 2008
        

Japan passed a new law Wednesday allowing the use of space programmes for defence, an official said, reversing a decades-old policy amid increasing concern about military threats in the region. While Japan has no current plans for a new defence project in space, experts say the law could clear...

Japan passes law to allow military use of space: official

chinapost.com.tw
May 22, 2008
        

TOKYO -- Japan passed a new law Wednesday allowing the use of space programmes for defense, an official said, reversing a decades-old policy amid increasing concern about military threats in the region. While Japan has no current plans for a new defense project in space, experts say the law could...

Law on use of space for defense OK

thejapannews.net
May 22, 2008
        

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The Diet on Wednesday enacted a law enabling Japan to use space for national defense purposes, a departure from the policy of pursuing space development only for peaceful use. The law, jointly submitted by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, coalition partner New Komeito and...

Japan Enacts Bill on Space Use for Defense Purposes

redorbit.com
May 21, 2008
        

Tokyo, May 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted a bill allowing the nation to use space for defense purposes. The move marks a revision of the country's decades-old policy of restricting space development for nonmilitary purposes.

Japan upper house approves bill militarizing space program

pitt.edu
May 21, 2008
        

JURIST] Japan's House of Councillors [official website, in Japanese] passed a bill Tuesday that would allow the country's space program to be used for defense purposes, including the development of spy satellites. The law, passed by an overwhelming majority of 221-14, was passed [JURIST report]...

Diet enacts law on use of space for defense

japantimes.co.jp
May 21, 2008
        

The Diet enacted Japan's first law on the use of space Wednesday, changing the decades-old principle of "nonmilitary" use and paving the way for the development of defense equipment, including full-scale spy satellites. The law stipulates that the use and development of space be carried out in...

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