(Part 1) Intro & Keynote | 2025 US-Japan Space Collaboration Symposium

"Exploring Together: US-Japan Space Collaboration Symposium" celebrates the long-standing and successful partnership between the United States and Japan in space science and exploration. Co-hosted by the Keck Institute for Space Studies at Caltech and Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, and in partnership with JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), this event will highlight existing US-Japan space activities and seek to foster new collaborations within the US and Japanese space community.

This symposium showcased the latest advancements and future developments in lunar exploration and beyond, including areas of existing and potential future collaboration between US and Japanese efforts. Through expert panels, attendees will hear from leading experts from the US and Japan as they discuss groundbreaking missions and evolving technologies that promise to shape the next era of space discovery. These sessions will underscore the value of and opportunity for collaboration between US and Japanese space agencies, private industries, and research institutions.

The event also provided a platform to enhance connections, with representatives from both public and private sectors engaging in networking and discussions of potential partnerships. By fostering linkages between industry and academia, Exploring Together aimed to catalyze the innovation needed for future space science and exploration, while strengthening the bonds between the United States and Japan as they look toward the future of space activities.

This event is co-hosted by the Keck Institute for Space Studies at Caltech and Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, in partnership with JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles and JPL.

Introduction and Welcome:
●　Bethany Ehlmann and Harriet Brettle, Director and Executive Director of the Keck Institute for Space Studies
●　Consul General Sone, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles
●　Yuko Kaifu - President of JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles

Opening Remarks
●　Amit Kshatriya, Deputy Associate Administrator for the Moon to Mars Program in the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA
●　Keiichi Wada, Director of JAXA Washington D.C. Office (online address)
●　Naoko Yamazaki, former JAXA astronaut (online address)

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00:00 Bethany Ehlmann and Harriet Brettle
06:00 Consul General Sone
12:30 Yuko Kaifu
16:53 Amit Kshatriya
30:09 Keiichi Wada
39:06 Naoko Yamazaki

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