Japan Inc's $2bn in cash begins percolating up to space

ANA on mission to seek out old space debris and profit by cleaning it up

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TOMOHIRO ICHIHARA, AKIHIDE ANZAI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- ANA Holdings is getting into the space business. It also might be signaling the beginning of a Japanese corporate investment trend.

The parent of All Nippon Airways on Friday said it had invested 300 million yen ($2.66 million) in Astroscale, a venture out of Singapore.

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