日本、宇宙安保枠組みに参加　米欧と連携強化

　防衛省は５日、米英など７カ国による宇宙安全保障協力の枠組み「連合宇宙作戦イニシアチブ」（ＣＳｐＯ）への参加手続きを完了したと発表した。木原稔防衛相は記者会見で「同盟国・同志国との関係をさらに強化し、安定的な宇宙利用確保のための国際的な取り組みに積極的に関与していく」と強調した。（2023/12/05-12:05）

Japan has completed procedures to join the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) initiative, a framework for space security cooperation among countries including the United States and Britain, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
   "We will strengthen relations with allies and like-minded countries further and actively participate in the international efforts to ensure the stable use of space," Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told a news conference.
   The CSpO initiative will hold a two-day high-level meeting in Berlin from Wednesday. From Japan, Kiyoshi Serizawa, an executive at the ministry, and Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, chief of staff at the Air Self-Defense Force, will attend the gathering.
   The CSpO framework was established in 2014 by the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia to strengthen cooperation for space domain awareness capabilities, designed to monitor and track threats in space.
   New Zealand, Germany and France joined it later.