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Kota Umeda ’s Research

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda is a research fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics at the International House of Japan. From 2015 to 2025, he worked at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), where he focused on researching U.S. space policy, coordinating with other space agencies, and developing JAXA's cybersecurity policy and incident response strategies. From 2019 to 2022, Mr. Umeda served as JAXA's liaison officer in Washington, D.C., collaborating with the U.S. government, industry leaders, and various stakeholders to promote Japan-U.S. space cooperation. Prior to his career in the space sector, Mr. Umeda spent five years at the Japan Ministry of Defense, where he researched military activities surrounding Japan and contributed to the formulation of arms control and disarmament policies. He holds a Master of Laws from Kyoto University and a Bachelor's degree in Policy Studies from Kwansei Gakuin University.

Sustained Denial and Strategic Depth: Policy Recommendations for Japan’s Next Strategic Documents

As China continues to expand its military and uncertainty grows over U.S. alliance commitments, what kind of defense strategy shou

Group Head, International Security Order / Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Kuniharu Kakihara

Japan’s space systems face growing cybersecurity threats

In November, less than a month after taking office, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi established the Japan Growth Strategy Headquarte

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

The Geoeconomics of Gen AI: Middle Power Strategies on Digital Sovereignty

How Is Generative AI Changing Global Competition and Cooperation? / Hiroshima AI Process / South Korean Approach to AI / EU’s Poli

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Emerging Technology

The Geoeconomics of Generative AI Development Race: How Emerging Technologies Can Become National Power

Generative AI has been progressing at an incredible pace and has become one of the most closely watched emerging technologies. Its

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Emerging Technology

A Looming Crisis in U.S. Science and Technology: The Case of NASA’s Science Budget

Barely six months into the second Trump administration, more than 4,000 employees have left the National Aeronautics and Space Adm

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Emerging Technology

Japan’s Space Domain Defense Guidelines: Background, Key Features, and Policy Implications

On July 28, 2025, Japan's Ministry of Defense announced the "Space Domain Defense Guidelines" (hereinafter referred to as "the Gui

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Emerging Technology

Navigating Uncertainty in U.S. Space Policy: Decoding Elon Musk’s Influence

When President Trump declared in his second inauguration speech that "launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Emerging Technology

Biden’s track record in boosting U.S. space security

In February, Rep. Mike Turner, chair of the United States House Intelligence Committee, said that there was credible evidence of a

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Emerging Technology

Starlink highlights economic security challenges facing democracies

The Russia-Ukraine war has placed a fresh spotlight on the extremely close relationship between civil technology and military tech

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Emerging Technology

Satellite constellations taking on greater role in Japan’s security

The Russia-Ukraine war, which started in February 2022, is sometimes described as an all-out war in the digital era, having a mix

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Ranking

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