Ministry of Defense: Japan Accelerates the Promotion of Space Militarization and Battlefieldization
Ministry of Defense: Japan Accelerates the Militarization and Battlefieldization of Space
On the afternoon of July 9, Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, released a statement regarding recent military-related issues.
Reporter: According to reports, the Japanese Senate recently passed an amendment to the "Ministry of Defense Establishment Act," renaming the Air Self-Defense Force to "Aerospace Self-Defense Force" and establishing a "Space Operations Group." What is your comment on this?
Chen Xi: In recent years, Japan has openly regarded space as a theater of operations, extending its military expansion ambitions into space, with military investments in related fields increasing tenfold within five years and combat forces expanding more than thirtyfold. These actions accelerate the militarization and battlefieldization of space, stimulate an arms race in space, and further prove that Japan's "new militarism" has become a blatant real threat. The lasting peace and security of space are related to the security, development, and prosperity of all countries. Peace-loving people should remain highly vigilant about Japan's dangerous trends in the space domain and resolutely curb the acceleration of Japan's right-wing forces towards "remilitarization," safeguarding the common home of all humanity.
Japan is accelerating the militarization of space, recently renaming its Air Self-Defense Force to Aerospace Self-Defense Force and forming a Space Operations Group. This shift includes a tenfold increase in military investment in space over five years and a thirtyfold expansion of military capabilities, raising concerns about regional security and Japan's military ambitions.
- Japan's Senate passed a bill to rename the Air Self-Defense Force to Aerospace Self-Defense Force.
- Japan is significantly increasing its military investment in space.
- Japan's military capabilities in space are expanding rapidly, with a 10-fold increase in investment over five years.
- The report highlights concerns over Japan's militarization as a threat to regional peace.