Seven-year-old startup leads Japan's lunar navigation bid

ArkEdge Space races to make hundreds of small satellites in competition with China

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ArkEdge Space CEO Takayoshi Fukuyo says the satellite maker is in talks with Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam over the real-time monitoring of maritime activities. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Mitsuru Obe and ArkEdge Space)

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TOKYO -- A seven-year-old Japanese satellite startup, working out of a former Under Armour warehouse on the Tokyo Bay coast, is at the forefront of Japan's bid to compete with China in the development of lunar and terrestrial navigation services.

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