Japan's Cabinet answers on UFOs

In December 2007 the Cabinet approved a written answer saying the government had not confirmed the existence of flying objects from outside the Earth; the same day the Chief Cabinet Secretary said he personally believed they exist.

2007 CE · 35.67, 139.74 · status: official

The account

The answer replied to questions from opposition lawmaker Ryūji Yamane. Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura joked that he 'absolutely' believed in UFOs, and Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba mused about how the constitution would treat an alien attack.

Connections in the atlas

• 'Aliens have never invaded Japan'
• The Diet's UAP caucus

Sources

1. The Japan Times: 'UFOs definitely exist,' Machimura asserts
2. Taipei Times (2007)