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ESA Opens Tokyo Office to Boost Space Collaboration

10/29/2025

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The European Space Agency opened its first Asian office in Tokyo to strengthen collaboration with Japan's space sector and JAXA.
The move follows a long history of cooperation, including a November 2024 Joint Statement on Next Big Cooperations.
The Tokyo office, in X-Nihonbashi Tower, will support missions in planetary defense, Earth observation, and space science.
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said the office will enhance communication and integration in Japan's space community.

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The European Space Agency opened its first Asian office in Tokyo to strengthen collaboration with Japan's space sector and JAXA.
The move follows a long history of cooperation, including a November 2024 Joint Statement on Next Big Cooperations.
The Tokyo office, in X-Nihonbashi Tower, will support missions in planetary defense, Earth observation, and space science.
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said the office will enhance communication and integration in Japan's space community.