1. The commander of US Space Forces Japan has announced plans to increase cooperation with Japan in monitoring activities in space, as it's becoming a more contested area due to an increasing number of nations launching satellites.
2. Colonel Ryan Laughton mentioned the importance of understanding what other countries are doing in the space domain and knowing their intentions to help strengthen defense.
3. A notable development is the plan to install US military sensors on a satellite to be launched with a Japanese rocket this fiscal year, which signifies an extension of the Indo-Pacific alliance into the space domain, marking the beginning of more cooperative efforts in this field.