Japanese Military Going Into Space
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Original Source: United Press International
Via: SpaceWar.com
By Staff Writers
June 05, 2006

Tokyo (UPI)--Japan's Liberal Democratic Party has drafted a bill to allow Japan's military into space.

That calls for the military to venture into space within parameters of self-defense rights.

That would be a drastic change from the current civilian-based limitations that Japan has placed on space ventures.

The bill calls for diverting funds from space research and development into security and engineering.

Kyodo reports the bill should be ready for consideration in the Japanese Parliament by Fall.

Source:
http://spacewar.com/reports/Japanese_Military_Going_Into_Space.html