항공우주자위대 창설을 통해 본 일본 우주정책의 변화와 전망 = Changes and Prospects in Japanese Space Policy through the establishment of the Aerospace Self-Defense Force

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to analyze the process of change in Japanese space policy and the factors that led to such changes, and to identify its impact on the process from the enactment of the Space Basic Law in 2008 to the establishment of the Aerospace Self-Defense Force in 2022. Japanese space policy was developed closely with changes in national security strategy and perceptions of security threats.
After World War II, Japan pursued a policy of non-militarization under the Peace Constitution and the US-Japan Security Alliance in order to break away from its image as a pre-war militaristic state, but the advancement of North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities and China's unilateral attempt to change the status quo triggered this. This shift in national security strategy was also projected into space policy, which led to the abolition of the rule for peaceful use of space, enactment of the Space Basic Law, enactment of the Space Activities Act, and the establishment of the Aerospace SelfDefense Force.
In the future, Japan is expected to focus its policy capabilities on the establishment of spy satellites, communications satellites, early warning satellites, and independent GPS systems based on the Space Basic Law and the Space Activities Act, while actively responding to security threats that may arise from revisionist countries. It is expected that the military capabilities of the Aerospace Self-Defense Force will be strengthened.