TelecommunicationGovernment readies $900m in support for homegrown satellite-to-mobile accessA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites lifts off into orbit after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida. © ReutersFUKA SHIRAIJune 30, 2026 02:00 JSTTOKYO -- 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.