#Space

Rakuten to Launch Satellite Communications by End of 2026 Using US AST SpaceMobile, Video Calling Strategy Against Starlink

Takafumi Horie Advocates Need for Japan's Own Starlink Alternative, Warns Against US Corporate Dependency

Starlink Satellite Communications to be Introduced at Japanese Embassies for Emergency Backup

KDDI Signs Asia's First Next-Generation Satellite "Starlink Mobile V2" Contract

Rakuten Mobile Selected for Japan's J-LEO Project

NTT Docomo Launches Starlink Service

Japan updates Space Strategy Fund to accelerate commercial space development

SPACETIDE expands APAC space network via Singapore and Australia partnerships

Morning Pitch

Series of startup pitch sessions connecting early-stage founders with investors and partners for growth opportunities.

STARTUP HOKKAIDO selects 5 startups for Next Frontier Program 2026

University of Tokyo to establish new faculties in cutting-edge fields

Japanese startup offers space travel in the 2040s for ¥100 million

Tottori University launches entrepreneurship event highlighting space and medical industries

Japanese VCs closing gap on US with new, larger funds

SPEXA 2025

Utsunomiya promotes space industry through version of Furusato Tax

Tsukuba: city of research

we learned Tsukuba’s claim to fame: having more researchers per capita than any other city in Japan. But how did the city come to be a thriving center of research and technology?

Empowering Rural Agriculture: Making AI-Powered Farm Robots the Future Standard

"The key to innovation is finding practical applications for advanced technology in unexpected places."

Hokkaido University startup Letara pioneers new solid rocket engine

From Tsukuba to the World's Premier Science City, Mr. Otsuka, Tsukuba Center Inc.

In Tsukuba, a city of 250,000 residents known as one of the world's leading research and development hubs, 29 national research institutions operate alongside 20,000 researchers.

"Revolutionizing Space Access: Building Reusable Rockets for Everyone's Journey to Space - Aron Lentsch, Orbspace"

"The key to making space travel accessible isn't just creating reusable rockets—it's creating rockets that can be reused thousands of times, just like aircraft."

HOSPO aims to strengthen ties with spaceports worldwide

METI announces FY2025 budget estimates

Hokkaido Space Summit

Hokkaido pioneers the new frontier.