National Points of Contact Japan
Ryusuke Konishi	Daichi Nakamura
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SGAC Japan

Welcome to the national page of SGAC Japan! Japan has its own aerospace exploration agency (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA), and has been taking an important role in space. Furthermore, many new space ventures and efforts as a private sector have started showing up in Japan.

We have met a lot of space colleagues in the world through SGAC activities, SGC and other aerospace events. We hope to develop more real business relationships with them. We are now focussing on communicating well with each SGAC Japanese member, keeping in touch with the participants of the past SGCs and spreading the word about the great experiences in SGAC to the space young professionals and university students in Japan.

Visions of SGAC Japan:

1. Encourage more members from Japan to participate in SGC!
2. Hold more space events in Japan like Yuri’s Night, World Space Week, etc.
3. Invite SGAC members worldwide to visit Japan and host them.
4. Participate on the SGTalk list and hold discussions with delegates from other countries.
5. Report our activities in Japan to SGAC Executive Committee annually.

SGAC Japan members network: The ‘SGAC Japan’ mailing list group: http://groups.google.com/group/sgacjapan

Young Space Activities Overview in Japan

In Japan, many space-related events are organised for college students and young professionals. Make sure to check out our interesting link section below and the national report of Japan in SGAC's annual report 2011!

Country-Specific Events in 2012

• Yuri's Night (12 April): Yuri’s night is a celebration of humanity’s achievement in space. It marks the launch of the first human into space, Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961 and the launch of the first Space Shuttle, STS-1 on April 12, 1981.
• Japan International Exhibition Aerospace 2012 (9-14 November)
• The 56th Symposium on Space Science and Technology (20-22 November)

Pre-SGC Party in Tokyo

SGAC Japan Members with SGAC Members From Around the World

Interesting Web Links for the Young Generation in Japan

Non-Profit Organization (NPO)

Technical Research Units

Local Unit

Private Venture Companies

Space news

Space Tourism