JAXA has concluded a “Modification to the Agreement between the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, and JAXA on the Exchange of Satellite Data”.
The agreement was formally exchanged in the presence of Ms. Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan, who was visiting Viet Nam for the Japan–Viet Nam Summit Meeting, and H.E. Mr. Le Minh Hung, Prime Minister of Viet Nam. The exchange was conducted by Mr. Yasuo Ishii, Senior Vice President of JAXA, and Dr. Le Xuan Huy, Deputy Director General of VNSC.

On April 15, 2026, JAXA President Dr. YAMAKAWA Hiroshi and Dr. Marta Ewa WACHOWICZ, President of the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) (on the right), signed the Joint Statement on POLSA-JAXA Potential Civil Space Cooperation. This Joint Statement was signed as one of the outcome documents marking the visit to Japan by Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland, and was also referenced in the Japan–Poland Leaders’ Joint Statement.
Taking this signing as an opportunity, JAXA will deepen dialogue with Poland—one of the countries in Europe experiencing notable growth in the space sector—to explore possibilities for future cooperation.
On the same day, JAXA Senior Vice President Mr. ISHII Yasuo (on the left) welcomed President Wachowicz to the Tsukuba Space Center, where they held a bilateral meeting and a tour of the facilities.

On March 26, Dr. ONODA Masami, Director of the International Relations and Research Department, received the “Award of the Embassy” from the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan.
This award is presented annually to an individual selected by the Embassy in recognition of their personal contribution to the progressive development of bilateral relations between Lithuania and Japan, as well as promotion of Lithuania in Japan.
The awards ceremony was held at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan in Ueno. Mr. SATO Toshiaki, Vice President of JAXA, attended the event on behalf of Dr. Onoda, and accepted the award from H.E. Dr. Aurelijus Zykas, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Japan.