---
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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000767069.md"
description: "⚡ 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: Rakuten-led group set for subsidies to build Japan's answer to Starlink - Nikkei - $SpaceX(SPCX.US) $AST SpaceMobile(ASTS.US) 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 low-Earth orbit satellite communications network."
datetime: "2026-06-30T01:05:39.000Z"
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author: "[Hardik Shah](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/27423834.md)"
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# ⚡ 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: Rakuten-led group set for subsidies to b…


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