This announcement concerns two strategic documents established by the Ministry of Defense on July 28, 2025: the "Space Domain Defense Guidelines" and the "Ministry of Defense Next-Generation Information and Communication Strategy."
The Space Domain Defense Guidelines is a strategic document outlining the direction for strengthening defense capabilities in the space domain, with both overview and full text versions available in PDF format. These guidelines establish comprehensive policies for improving Japan's space defense capabilities, recognizing that space has become a new battlefield in terms of security.
The Ministry of Defense Next-Generation Information and Communication Strategy is a strategic document outlining the direction for promoting the utilization of next-generation information and communication technologies, also provided in both overview and full text PDF versions. This strategy establishes policies for how advanced technologies such as AI, quantum technology, and 5G/6G communications will be utilized in the defense sector.
Both strategies were developed following deliberations by the Space Domain Advisory Board, with details also explained in an extraordinary press conference by the Defense Minister. These documents aim to strengthen Japan's response capabilities in space, cyber, and electromagnetic domains, and to modernize defense capabilities through the utilization of digital technologies.
The article demonstrates that Japan has established comprehensive strategic documents to fundamentally strengthen defense capabilities in space and information communication fields, responding to the new security environment.