Rakuten-led group set for subsidies to build Japan's answer to Starlink

Telecommunication Government readies $900m in support for homegrown satellite-to-mobile access A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites lifts off into orbit after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida. © Reuters FUKA SHIRAI June 30, 2026 02:00 JST TOKYO -- The Japanese government is expected to provide 150 billion yen ($926 million) in subsidies to a Rakuten Group-led consortium that will develop a homegrown satellite communications network, Nikkei has learned.

Source: Nikkei Asia

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