{"id":9294,"date":"2026-09-30T09:29:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nonproliferation.eu\/hcoc\/?p=9294"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:30:40","slug":"workshop-in-tokyo-and-space-launch-site-visit-in-hokkaido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nonproliferation.eu\/hcoc\/workshop-in-tokyo-and-space-launch-site-visit-in-hokkaido\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop in Tokyo and Space Launch Site Visit in Hokkaido"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9294\" class=\"elementor elementor-9294\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b00f22a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b00f22a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26f1b6bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26f1b6bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ee4224b\" data-id=\"6ee4224b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f7efe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18f7efe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workshop in Tokyo and Space Launch Site Visit in Hokkaido<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-520bfd67\" data-id=\"520bfd67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9779fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9779fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>24-25 September 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tokyo &amp; Taiki, Japan<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75369dc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75369dc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41f49138\" data-id=\"41f49138\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55eeda8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55eeda8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 24 September 2026, the government of Japan hosted a workshop on the HCoC in Tokyo. The next day, a delegation of international diplomats and space practitioners travelled to Taiki to visit the Hokkaido Spaceport, a transparency visit implemented in the framework of the HCoC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5330daa0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5330daa0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e664d60\" data-id=\"4e664d60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462b559c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"462b559c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>AGENDA<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c12e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16c12e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>24 September 2026<\/h4>\n<h4>Workshop in Tokyo<\/h4>\n<h4>Introduction<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Mr. Makoto KAMOSHITA, Director, Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division, MOFA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>H.E. Amb. Makoto IGUSA, Deputy Director General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department, MOFA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>H.E. Amb. Mohammed Sameer Salem HINDAWI, HCoC Chair, Ambassador &amp; Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the UN in Vienna<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Mr. Thomas GNOCCHI, Deputy Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to Japan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>First session: Non-Proliferation &amp; Promoting Space Development<\/h4>\n<p>Moderator: Mr. Makoto KAMOSHITA, Director, Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division, MOFA, Japan<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>H.E. Amb. Mohammed Sameer Salem HINDAWI, HCoC Chair, Ambassador &amp; Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the UN in Vienna<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Mr. Yuta YASUDA, Assistant Director, Space and Maritime Security Policy Division, MOFA, Japan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Fumihito SHINOHARA, Arms Control and Disarmament Division, MOFA, Japan<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Xavier PASCO, Director, Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Second session: Missile Proliferation &amp; Regional Security Dynamics<\/h4>\n<p>Moderator: Mr. Makoto KAMOSHITA, Director, Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division, MOFA, Japan<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Mr. Kazuhiro MAEDA, Deputy Director, Second Northeast Asia Division, MOFA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ms. Jeanne RICHARD, Senior Counsellor, Embassy of France in Japan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Mr. Daigo MINOSHIMA, Principal Deputy Director, Security Trade Control Policy Division, Trade Control Department, Trade and Economic Security Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Third session: Role of the HCoC as a Transparency Instrument<\/h4>\n<p>Moderator: H.E. Amb. Mohammed Sameer Salem HINDAWI, HCoC Chair, Ambassador &amp; Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the UN in Vienna<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>H.E. Amb. Mohammed Sameer Salem HINDAWI, HCoC Chair, Ambassador &amp; Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the UN in Vienna<\/li>\n<li>H.E. Amb. Dr. Alejandro GAROFALI ACOSTA, former HCOC Chair, Ambassador &amp; Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations<\/li>\n<li>Ms. Maria Roseny FANGCO, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the United Nations Political and International Organizations, Department of Foreign Affairs of Philippines<\/li>\n<li>Ms Emmanuelle MAITRE, Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour la Recherche strat\u00e9gique (FRS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Closing remarks<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mr. Makoto KAMOSHITA, Director, Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division, MOFA, Japan<\/li>\n<li>H.E. Amb. Mr. Humphrey Chatio AJONGBAH, Ambassador of Ghana in Tokyo of Ghana, representative of Ghana on behalf of the Incoming HCoC Chair<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Jo\u0161ko EMRICH, Deputy Head of Mission, Minister plenipotentiary representative of HCoC-ICC\/ Executive Secretariat, Federal Ministry European and International Affairs of Republic of Austria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aed432c\" data-id=\"7aed432c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334f739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"334f739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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