Japan nurtures Asian entrepreneurs for edge in new space race

Economic growth expected to fuel region's appetite for commercial satellite launches

20190718 Apollo 11

Buzz Aldrin walks on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. (Neil A. Armstrong/ NASA /AP)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Fifty years after man first walked on the moon, Japan is exploring the profitable side of space with efforts to build up an ecosystem for space-related startups.

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