Japan-France Relations

Prime Minister TAKAICHI and French President Macron’s Visit to Astroscale Holdings Inc.

April 2, 2026

On April 2, commencing at 9:40 a.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, and H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, who was paying an Official Visit to Japan, visited Astroscale Holdings Inc. (hereafter “Astroscale”).
The two leaders were briefed on Astroscale's activities in on-orbit servicing including space debris removal and exchanged views with Mr. OKADA Mitsunobu, Founder and CEO of Astroscale, as well as Mr. Jean-Luc Maria, CEO of Exotrail, a French company partnering with Astroscale.
Through this visit, the two leaders confirmed the increasing development of private sector cooperation between Japan and France in recent years and reaffirmed the continued close cooperation between the two countries in order to ensure the sustainable and stable use of space domain.