Japan's fledgling space force targets satellite protection

Tokyo seeks closer cooperation with US against new security risks

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The NanoRacks debris-removal satellite is deployed by the International Space Station. Tracking space junk will be one of the space force's missions. (photo courtesy of NASA)

SHOJI KODAMA, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's Self-Defense Forces has established its first dedicated squadron for space operations, aiming to track suspicious satellites and space debris to protect the nation's spy satellites starting around 2023.

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