Japan and the United States have agreed to share information on the trajectories of rapidly moving space junk, including satellite and rocket fragments, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
"It is meaningful in that it represents a concrete case of progress in Japan-U.S. space cooperation in the security area," Kishida said. "This arrangement is expected to contribute to safe operations of Japan's satellites by enabling the United States to share information on space debris with Japan in a more extensive and expeditious manner."
As part of the arrangement, Tokyo is considering providing Washington with space observation data held by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.