Osaka, Japan
June 20, 2025

Concluding his business meetings in Osaka, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. convened with the executives of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in Japan.

JAXA has been a valuable partner of the Philippines in space science, technology and applications programs through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). It has collaborated with Japanese universities in the successful development and launch of the Philippines’ first microsatellites, DIWATA-1 and DIWATA-2, nanosatellites MAYA-1 and MAYA-2, and the first Philippine university-built nanosatellites.

Founded in 2003, JAXA was formed through the merger of three (3) institutions. In April 2015, JAXA became a National Research and Development Agency and “took a new step forward towards achieving optimal R&D achievements for Japan, according to the Japanese government’s purpose of establishing a national R&D agency.” It has been engaging in various activities to promote R&D in the aerospace field, with an emphasis on international cooperation, public relations, and collaboration with industries and educational institutions.

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