Japanese Parliamentary UAP Caucus
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OrgAdvocacy GroupJapan's cross-party Diet caucus on UAP, launched in 2024 and chaired by former defense minister Yasukazu Hamada, pushes the government to treat UAP as a security issue.
Japan's cross-party Diet caucus on UAP, launched in 2024 and chaired by former defense minister Yasukazu Hamada, pushes the government to treat UAP as a security issue.
The Japanese Parliamentary UAP Caucus is a cross-party league of members of Japan's National Diet, formally the Parliamentary Group for the Study of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena from a National Security Perspective and widely known in Japan as the UFO caucus. It was launched on June 6, 2024, with more than 80 members, and is chaired by Yasukazu Hamada of the Liberal Democratic Party, a former defense minister. The group treats unidentified objects as a question of air defense and crisis management, and from the start it called for Japan to build an equivalent of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and to deepen intelligence cooperation with the United States.
Its founding members included other former defense ministers and opposition lawmaker Yoshiharu Asakawa, whom AFP described as a pivotal member. Asakawa argued that UFOs had long been treated in Japan as an occult matter, and warned that if they proved to be secret weapons or disguised spy drones they could pose a significant security threat. Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister who was prime minister from October 2024 to October 2025, has been listed as the group's supreme adviser. Asakawa, now a former member of the House of Representatives, serves as assistant to the chair and is the caucus's listed media contact.
In May 2025 a delegation led by Hamada handed Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, himself a founding member, a proposal for a dedicated unit that would collect and scientifically analyze UAP information, identify threats and disclose findings to the public. Nakatani called it a very important issue and promised to work to meet the group's expectations.
The caucus stepped up its activity in 2026 as Washington moved toward releasing UAP files. On March 24 it announced a proposal for a specialized UAP office under the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management, citing what it called a U.S. presidential order of February 19 and the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant incident, in which, the group said, Kyushu Electric Power's operating records contradict the explanation given by Saga Prefectural Police. Ishiba and Defense Ministry officials attended its fourth general meeting on March 31, according to The Sentinel Network, which reported that the ministry confirmed direct contact with AARO. On May 28 Hamada gave Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara a written proposal asking the Cabinet Secretariat to act as a command center for UFO and UAP response, noting that information about three lights seen over the Genkai plant in July 2025 could not be centralized. Kihara said the government would continue to respond firmly, including to unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Few legislative UAP groups outside the United States count a former prime minister and former defense ministers among their members. The caucus is Japan's counterpart to the Congressional UAP Caucus in Washington, and its security framing has carried the subject to Japan's defense minister and chief cabinet secretary while tying Tokyo's response to American disclosure.
[Retweeted] Japan’s former defense minister says nonhuman intelligence deserves serious consideration in the UAP investigation. Yasukazu Hamada explains to Jesse Michels why Japan’s UAP caucus approaches the subject as a national security issue. Foreign weapons and atmospheric phenomena are among the possibilities, but he argues that nonhuman intelligence should absolutely remain part of the discussion. “The reason we launched our caucus is, above all, that we cannot allow things to remain un...
[Retweeted] Japan’s former defense minister says nonhuman intelligence deserves serious consideration in the UAP investigation. Yasukazu Hamada explains to Jesse Michels why Japan’s UAP caucus approaches the subject as a national security issue. Foreign weapons and atmospheric phenomena are among the possibilities, but he argues that nonhuman intelligence should absolutely remain part of the discussion. “The reason we launched our caucus is, above all, that we cannot allow things to remain un...
Japan’s former defense minister says nonhuman intelligence deserves serious consideration in the UAP investigation. Yasukazu Hamada explains to Jesse Michels why Japan’s UAP caucus approaches the subject as a national security issue. Foreign weapons and atmospheric phenomena are among the possibilities, but he argues that nonhuman intelligence should absolutely remain part of the discussion. “The reason we launched our caucus is, above all, that we cannot allow things to remain unidentified.”...
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[Retweeted] This is a hugely significant essay from US Congressman and UAP Caucus member @EricBurlison. The collaboration to crack this UAP mystery is going global. Politicians worldwide want answers - including members of Japan's UAP Parliamentary League, led by former Japanese Defense Minister Hamada. As Rep Burlison explains, Japan has been acknowledged by @DoW_AARO as a UAP hotspot. In July last year 3 luminous objects were seen over the Genkai Nuclear Power Station in Saga Prefecture. Me...
This is a hugely significant essay from US Congressman and UAP Caucus member @EricBurlison. The collaboration to crack this UAP mystery is going global. Politic [Quoted] Congressman Burlison discusses how the Emerging Technologies Interparliamentary Caucus presents a rare opportunity for legislators to deal with these important issues. https://t.co/TJ036uo3Hf
Japanese and U.S. lawmakers are urging democratic allies to unite in the pursuit of UAP disclosure, warning that national security agencies have withheld critic [Quoted] In the race for UAP disclosure, democratic nations must join forces, say Rep. Eric Burlison, former Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, and Yoshiharu Asakawa of Japan’s UAP Parliamentary League. https://t.co/NhU7V5OLQT
🚨 Japan learned about two unresolved #UAP cases near its own territory from a U.S. public file release. Not through an alliance briefing. Not through internal channels. Rep. Eric Burlison and two Japanese lawmakers revealed that today. Whatever these objects are, allies should be communicating and collaborating far better than this. https://t.co/pFekMULDi0
[Retweeted] In the race for UAP disclosure, democratic nations must join forces, say Rep. Eric Burlison, former Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, and Yoshiharu Asakawa of Japan’s UAP Parliamentary League. https://t.co/NhU7V5OLQT
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