Japanese Space Policy during the Cold War: Autonomy and Cooperation with the United States

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23730165
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: WATANABE Hirotaka 大阪大学, コミュニケーションデザイン・センター, 特任講師 (00597164)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 政治学 / 国際関係論 / 外交史・国際関係史 / 宇宙政策 / 日本：米国 / 国際研究者交流

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project examined how Japanese space policy evolved from the beginning, the late 1950s, to the end of the Cold War, the late 1980s, paying attention to its diplomacy related to politics, economy, security, science and technology. It successfully collected relevant materials at home and abroad, organized international workshops and symposia, compiled the materials into a file with a list, made presentations in academic meetings, and published articles in journals and books. As a whole, this research project produced good results almost as expected, although it brought new research issues on Japanese space policy history.

Free Research Field

国際政治学、外交史、宇宙政策