This course aims to raise awareness on the critical role of space technology in our daily lives and the important implications it has on domestic policymaking and international relations. The first part of the course, titled “Space and Society”, provides an overview of major space technologies and their applications. It then demonstrates how space assets have become a critical infrastructure on which advanced societies are over-reliant, and the hazards and threats that they are facing. The second part of course delves into political science and international relations. It addresses the various approaches to space policymaking, the structure of international relations in outer space and the major challenges ahead for the space sector. This course will be a part of the global effort to map threats and consequences for space sustainability conducted by the United Nations Institute of Disarmament Research.

This course aims to raise awareness on the critical role of space technology in our daily lives and the important implications it has on domestic policymaking and international relations. The first part of the course, titled “Space and Society”, provides an overview of major space technologies and their applications. It then demonstrates how space assets have become a critical infrastructure on which advanced societies are over-reliant, and the hazards and threats that they are facing. The second part of course delves into political science and international relations. It addresses the various approaches to space policymaking, the structure of international relations in outer space and the major challenges ahead for the space sector. This course will be a part of the global effort to map threats and consequences for space sustainability conducted by the United Nations Institute of Disarmament Research.

This course aims to provide an overview of space governance from the perspectives of space policy and law. For this purpose, lectures are to be given by academia, practitioners and specialists in outer space activities and utilization. The course requires students to explore the possible solutions/proposals on specific themes through joining group work and writing individual report. Space governance and space policy are interrelated and the key terms in understanding how space missions need to cope with the existing regulatory framework and how to identify pressing issues/challenges that all space actors need to go through. Such knowledge is beneficial not only to traditional actors (e.g., government and national space agencies) but also to New Space actors (e.g., private entities) or new space-faring nations (e.g., UAE) who started space missions recently. With the increasing number of space actors, due to growing interest in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), various space applications both by government and private sector are flourishing to support societal needs. Considering such a crowded situation in Earth orbit and the limits of resources available in outer space, this course provides comprehensive lectures that help students to explore the possible and practical solutions necessary for pursuing further space activities. In FY 2025, before dealing with the latest topics including space traffic management (STM), space resources exploration, and space x SDGs, the course provides introductory lectures on space policy and law, governance of various space activities, the role of space actors (i.e., space agencies, industry, international organizations) and the process/forum of rule-making for sustainable space activities.

This course aims to raise awareness on the critical role of space technology in our daily lives and the important implications it has on domestic policymaking and international relations. The first part of the course, titled “Space and Society”, provides an overview of major space technologies and their applications. It then demonstrates how space assets have become a critical infrastructure on which advanced societies are over-reliant, and the hazards and threats that they are facing. The second part of course delves into political science and international relations. It addresses the various approaches to space policymaking, the structure of international relations in outer space and the major challenges ahead for the space sector. This course will be a part of the global effort to map threats and consequences for space sustainability conducted by the United Nations Institute of Disarmament Research.

本講義ではウェブにおけるプロダクト開発の基礎的な知識とそれを取りまくビジネスモデルについて学ぶ。実際に現場で成果を出しているゲスト講師の方々による講演と、グループ課題としてのプロダクト開発を通して、現代のビジネス環境で自らプロダクトを開発しビジネスを立ち上げることが出来る知識と実践力を身につけることを目指す。

このコースは受講生徒に、起業とはなにか、ビジネスモデルとしてのベンチャーキャピタルは如何にワークするのか、の基本的な考え方を理解する機会を与えることを旨とする。 授業は、クラス講義、クラス討論、チーム発表、及び最終試験（持ち込み可）からなり、すべて英語で行われる。 This course is designed to give students an opportunity to acquaint themselves with basic understanding of what start-up and entrepreneurship are and how venture capital works as a business model. The Class will consist of lectures, discussions, team business presentation and final open book examination, which are all made in English.

宇宙空間プラズマの諸現象を理解するための基礎となるプラズマ物理学について解説する Plasma physics that provides the basis for understanding various space plasma phenomena will be discussed.

This course aims to provide an overview of space governance from the perspectives of space policy and law. For this purpose, lectures are to be given by academia, practitioners and specialists in outer space activities and utilization. The course requires students to explore the possible solutions/proposals on specific themes through joining group work and writing individual report. Space governance and space policy are interrelated and the key terms in understanding how space missions need to cope with the existing regulatory framework and how to identify pressing issues/challenges that all space actors need to go through. Such knowledge is beneficial not only to traditional actors (e.g., government and national space agencies) but also to New Space actors (e.g., private entities) or new space-faring nations (e.g., UAE) who started space missions recently. With the increasing number of space actors, due to growing interest in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), various space applications both by government and private sector are flourishing to support societal needs. Considering such a crowded situation in Earth orbit and the limits of resources available in outer space, this course provides comprehensive lectures that help students to explore the possible and practical solutions necessary for pursuing further space activities. In FY 2025, before dealing with the latest topics including space traffic management (STM), space resources exploration, and space x SDGs, the course provides introductory lectures on space policy and law, governance of various space activities, the role of space actors (i.e., space agencies, industry, international organizations) and the process/forum of rule-making for sustainable space activities.

This course will introduce the various model organisms that are used in biomedical research and discuss why these particular animals were chosen as models, what kind of research they are used for, and what we can learn from studying them. Ethical issues surrounding the use of animals in research will also be discussed. Students will be expected to read scientific journal articles and participate in class discussions. This class will be taught in English and students will be expected to speak in English and complete assignments in English.

This course will introduce the various model organisms that are used in biomedical research and discuss why these particular animals were chosen as models, what kind of research they are used for, and what we can learn from studying them. Ethical issues surrounding the use of animals in research will also be discussed. Students will be expected to read scientific journal articles and participate in class discussions. This class will be taught in English and students will be expected to speak in English and complete assignments in English.