Abe says new unit will defend Japan from space tech threats
TOKYO — Japan’s prime minister said Monday that his country will form a space
The Space Domain Mission Unit will start in April as part of Japan’s Air Self-
He said Japan must also defend itself from threats in cyberspace and from electromagnetic interference against Japanese satellites. Concerns are growing that China and Russia are seeking ways to interfere with, disable or destroy satellites.
“We will drastically bolster capability and system in order to secure superiority” in those areas, Abe said.
The space unit will be added to an existing air base at Fuchu in the western suburbs of Tokyo,