Center for Global Security
Date February 9, 2026
Theme Scalable Supply of Kick Motors for Rideshare Small Spacecraft Using Hybrid Rocket Technology
Speaker Harunori Nagata, Professor, Hokkaido University
Date January 29, 2026
Theme The Latest Situation in Ukraine and Japan: War, Diplomacy, and Technology
Speaker Kuninori Matsuda, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine
Date January 20, 2026
Theme Modeling and Optimization of Relief and Recovery Activities in Large-Scale Disasters: A Case Analysis of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Speakers Takumi Asada, Muroran Institute of Technology; Terumitsu Hirata, Ibaraki University; Taro Aratani, National Maritime Research Institute; Riki Kawase, Institute of Science Tokyo; Junji Urata, University of Tsukuba; Kazuki Terayama, National Institute of Technology, Ishikawa College
Date December 19, 2025
Theme Initiatives for Creating Defense Innovation: Activities of the Defense Innovation Science and Technology Institute
Speaker Taisuke Katayama, Director, Defense Innovation Science and Technology Institute