“Global Partnerships：The Future of the Rapidly Expanding and Remarkable Space Industry” was held on-site as the second event of X-NIHONBASHI Global Hub ’21 on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Muromachi Mitsui Hall in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.

X-NIHONBASHI Global Hub ’21 has planned a series of events throughout the year, and for this second event, it was aimed towards Japanese companies that are considering participating in the space business.

We included input sessions by JAXA, NASA, and Nomura Research Institute regarding the rapidly expanding space market and the U.S. market that is driving it, as well as opportunities to enter the space business. In addition, three companies that have successfully launched space businesses through overseas collaboration, including Japan and the U.S., were invited to present their pitches.

In the latter half of the event, a panel discussion on the theme of “Japan-U.S. collaboration and the reality of space business creation” was held with the three aforementioned companies as well as Mr. Sugita from JAXA. The panelists discussed opportunities to enter the space business and the importance and potential of Japan-U.S. collaboration.

More than 150 people attended the on-site event with measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The event was also live-streamed on X-NIHONBASHI’s YouTube channel, and as a hybrid event, the event was viewed by a total of approximately 600 people from over 300 organizations.

Event Program

  • (1) Greetings・Mr. Yasuo Ishi | Vice President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
    ・Mr. Katsuhisa Nanao | Div Head, Mitsui Fudosan Co.
    ・Mr. Garvey McIntosh | Asia Representative, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • (2) Input Session “The rapidly expanding space market and the U.S. space and the forefront of Japan-U.S. collaboration”
    ・Mr. Shogo Yakame | Senior Consultant, Nomura Research Institute
    “Current status of opening up NASA projects to the private sector and expectations for Japanese companies”
    ・Mr. Garvey McIntosh | NASA
    “JAXA’s Efforts to Accelerate Entry into the Space Business from Various Fields”
    ・Ms. Kyoko Dateki | Director, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
  • (3) Corporate Pitch“Learning from Pioneers of Japan-U.S. Collaboration”
    ・Mr. Kazutomi Shigeeda | Mitsui & Co.
    ・Mr. Kohei Taya | IHI Aerospace
    ・Mr. Teppei Kato | SKY Perfect JSAT
  • (4) Panel discussion“Japan-U.S. Collaboration and the Realities of Space Business Creation”＜Moderator＞
    ・Mr. Shogo Yakame | Nomura Research Institute
    ＜Panelist＞
    ・Ms. Naoko Sugita | JAXA
    ・Mr. Kazutomi Shigeeda | Mitsui & Co.
    ・Mr. Kohei Taya | IHI Aerospace
    ・Mr. Teppei Kato | SKY Perfect JSAT
  • (5) Closing・Ms. Rumi Enomoto | JAXA J-SPARC NAVIGATOR