Posts by Peter J Brown

Peter J. Brown is a Maine-based freelance writer who specializes in satellite technology. He wrote extensively about the role of satellites in major disasters as a former senior multimedia and homeland security editor at “Via Satellite” magazine. His work on this topic has appeared in “Asia Times Online” as well as “Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness”, a journal of the American Medical Association, among other publications. He has worked on a variety of projects where improvements in emergency communications have been an important goal including the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) which has been widely implemented throughout the U.S.

Noda, IGS, and the DPJ's Space Dilemma

Noda, IGS, and the DPJ's Space Dilemma

by Peter J Brown on Oct 3, 2011 • No Comments
[Courtesy of Peter J. Brown, originally published at Japanese in Space.]  In his address to the Diet in mid-September, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda stated that -  “In order to call forth the aspiration to become a pioneer of a new era among the young, we will advance the development of human resources, including the bringing up global human resources, and educate...

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Looking Closer at Japanese Satellite Networks During Disaster Response

Looking Closer at Japanese Satellite Networks During Disaster Response

by Peter J Brown on Jun 29, 2011 • No Comments
[Courtesy of Peter J. Brown, originally published at Japanese in Space.] Earlier this week, I wrote about a report issued by the Government of Japan’s Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (NERHQ). I mentioned that it raised questions about the overall performance, reliability and robustness of Japan’s satellite networks including the “Local Authorities Satellite Communications Network” or LASCOM. Kazuto Suzuki, Professor...

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Japanese Satellites Performed Perfectly, but Once the Ground Stopped Shaking...

Japanese Satellites Performed Perfectly, but Once the Ground Stopped Shaking…

by Peter J Brown on Jun 21, 2011 • No Comments
[Courtesy of Peter J. Brown, originally published at Japanese in Space.]   The Government of Japan’s Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters has released its findings entitled, “Report of Japanese Government to the  IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety – The Accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations” dated June 2011.  While the report is geared for a specific technical...

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Guest Post: Japanese options in space multiply

Guest Post: Japanese options in space multiply

by Peter J Brown on Jun 9, 2011 • No Comments
The Japanese space sector as a whole is coming to an important crossroads with production capacity on the increase while it strives to fill a huge gaping hole in its radar satellite coverage. Can it keep up with the competition?

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Japan's Earthquake Revealed Key Satellite Gaps

Japan’s Earthquake Revealed Key Satellite Gaps

by Peter J Brown on Apr 11, 2011 • 2 Comments
[The following guest post is courtesy of Peter J. Brown.] When Japan’s earthquake struck, Japan’s wired and wireless communications were quickly knocked out as the telecommunications infrastructure in the impacted zone collapsed. While much has been said about the importance of wireless social networking in such dire circumstances, the reality is that Japan’s emergency communications...

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Satellites Stack Up Over Japan: Chinese Satellites Fall into Line, Too

Satellites Stack Up Over Japan: Chinese Satellites Fall into Line, Too

by Peter J Brown on Mar 18, 2011 • 2 Comments
[The following guest post is courtesy of Peter J. Brown.]   One recent entry on the “SpaceAID” satellite tasking page which was posted by the UN Platform for Space–based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) to track the many satellites passing high over Japan following the earthquake and tsunami has attracted very little...

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Recent Comments

  • User AvatarTri-ring – (Jun 18, 20:05)
    Talking about JMSDF acquiring a full fledged aircraft carrier, I came across this vid; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNibOGgpyUs It's a promotion vid about a mook published by Takarajima...
  • User AvatarCorey Wallace – (Jun 18, 12:40)
    The designs of the two new ships in terms of layout, size and elevator specs suggest this is a possibility. But this will simply be...
  • User AvatarTri-ring – (Jun 18, 09:10)
    By the way I found an interesting photo posted at another forum. [img]http://i.imgur.com/6hqjXR0.jpg[/img] It's the Osprey landed on the Shimotaka LSD. If you look closely...
  • User AvatarTri-ring – (Jun 18, 02:17)
    There is too much hype over the F-35B. It's basically an assault plane against ground force which is useless without air superiority which the F-35B...
  • User AvatarBrian – (Jun 17, 20:46)
    As a Korean, I don't care if Japan get an fully functioning aircraft carrier. If anything, it will make an great excuse for SK to...

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JSW in the Press

"Japanese forces gird for mock island assault", by Peter J. Brown, The Asia Times, August 31, 2010.

"China's Rising Military", by Bret Stephens, The Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2011.

JSW editor James Simpson interviewed on Bloomberg TV, "ON THE MOVE ASIA", April 10th, 2012.

"Japan and the U.S. It's Time to Rethink Your Relationship", by Kyle Mizokami, The Atlantic, September 27th, 2012.

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