TOKYO, June 12 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:

On June 12, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi held the 34rd meeting of the Strategic Headquarters for Space Development at the Prime Minister's Office.

At the meeting, the participants engaged in discussions on the priority measures for the revision of the Roadmap of the Basic Plan on Space Policy.

Based on the discussion, the Prime Minister stated the following.

(Prime Minister Takaichi)

Today, we decided on the priority measures for the next phase of the Basic Plan on Space Policy. The current Basic Plan was formulated three years ago when I served as Minister of State for Space Policy, together with Minister Onoda in the same capacity. The Plan identified...