Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1 Brief History of Japan’s Space Development: Organizations, Policies, and Laws; Chapter 2 Japan’s Key Space Development Organizations Today; Chapter 3 Recent Legislation: 2016 Space Activities Act; Chapter 4 Recent Legislation: 2016 Remote Sensing Act; Chapter 5 For Foreign Investors: Other Applicable Laws In and Outside Japan; Chapter 6 Japan’s Space Road Map: 2020 Basic Space Plan; Chapter 7 Japan’s Burgeoning Space Industry; Select Sources; Annexes; Annex 1 – Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft (Act No. 76 of 2016); Annex 2 – Review Standards and Standard Period of Time for Process Relating to Procedures under the Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft; Annex 3 – Application Manual for Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft; Annex 4 – Act on Ensuring Appropriate Handling of Satellite Remote Sensing Data (Act No. 77 of November 16, 2016); Annex 5 – Guidelines on Measures, etc. Under Act on Ensuring Appropriate Handling of Satellite Remote Sensing Data; Annex 6 – Application Manuals for Act on Ensuring Appropriate Handling of Satellite Remote Sensing Data; Annex 7 – Basic Space Law (Law No. 43 of 2008); Annex 8 – Summary of Space Industry Vision 2030 Creating Space Use in the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Annex 9 – Changes to the Basic Space Plan, June 30, 2020; About the AuthorsThis book provides a comprehensive account of Japan’s space program, including the history of its space organizations, laws, and policies.This book provides a comprehensive account of Japan’s space program, including the history of its space organizations, laws, and policies. The two main laws covering space activities are the Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft, and the Act on Ensuring Appropriate Handling of Satellite Remote Sensing Data, both of which are discussed in detail. Also closely examined is the 2020 Basic Plan on Space Policy, which deals with the broad policy goals and specific programs of Japan’s space development.In addition, a more general overview of Japanese foreign investment legislation is discussed for the benefit of non-Japanese participants in Japan-based space activities.The book is aimed at readers who are interested in Japanese space law, have a general interest in Japan’s space development, or who may be considering participation in a growing and increasingly diverse array of Japanese space-related business opportunities.