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A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York on June 12.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2026
SpaceX¡¯s AI splurge puts a damper on debut earnings after IPO
Shares tumbled as much as 8.8% in U.S. post-market trading after it said capital spending jumped to about $18.4 billion in the second quarter.
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada (right) and Iwao Igarashi, space division senior general manager at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, signed a launch transportation service agreement using the H3 rocket in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2026
Japanese space startup to launch lunar lander using H3 rocket
Ispace signed a contract for launch and transportation services for its new lander, Ultra, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which jointly developed the H3 rocket with JAXA.
The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off on its 13th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 25, 2026
SpaceX conducts first successful Starship test flight since going public
The primary goals of this 13th test launch were to once again demonstrate redesigns in flight, this time without any hiccups.
SpaceX prepares a Starship rocket at Starbase in Texas on June 11.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2026
SpaceX¡¯s blow-it-up testing won¡¯t fly on Starship
This spending underscores the second obstacle. SpaceX is no longer a private company and has shareholders to please.
A Long March 10B carrier rocket takes off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, before returning vertically to an offshore platform for a controlled recovery, in Hainan province, China, on Friday.
WORLD
Jul 10, 2026
China successfully tests sea-based rocket booster recovery system
The test marks China¡¯s first successful retrieval of an orbital-class rocket, as Beijing hopes to break U.S. dominance in the reusable technology.
SpaceX's Starship rocket prototypes at the SpaceX Starbase in Brownsville, Texas, in August 2023
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2026
With SpaceX Starship, Â鶹´«Ã½ Ispace provides ride-share to the moon
Tokyo-based Ispace has bought 500 kilograms of capacity for $50 million ?on a Starship that would land on the moon as soon ?as 2030.
The government plans to invest ?150 billion in Rakuten Mobile in a push to develop a homegrown satellite communication system and reduce reliance on firms such as Starlink.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2026
Japan to invest ?150 billion in Rakuten¡¯s domestic satellite project
The investment is part of a push to develop a homegrown satellite network and to reduce Starlink¡¯s dominance in the field.
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son dismissed the idea of space-based data centers, arguing that the AI race will be won by computing power on Earth.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2026
Masayoshi Son dismisses Musk¡¯s idea for orbital data centers
The main advantage of building data centers in space would be to slash electricity costs, but such expenses comprise a small fraction of total costs.
A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City on June 12.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2026
SpaceX readies its $20 billion bond debut to fund AI ambition
Much of what the company offers investors now is hope about future profitability, but for bond buyers, that may be a harder sale.
SpaceX shares fell 16% on Monday to close at $154.60, the lowest level since the company¡¯s first day of trading, pushing its three-day loss to 23%.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2026
SpaceX falls for third day, erasing $600 billion in market value
The Elon Musk-led company¡¯s market capitalization now sits just above $2 trillion after shares fell 16% to close at $154.60 on Monday.
Executives and employees of SpaceX and others dressed as astronauts cheer the closing bell at the Nasdaq stock exchange in midtown Manhattan on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2026
SpaceX overtakes Amazon in value as post-IPO rally reaches 49%
Its market capitalization is roughly $8 billion higher than Amazon¡¯s at the close of trading on Tuesday, making it the fifth-largest stock in the world.
Elon Musk at the manufacturing plant for SpaceX in El Segundo, California, on Jan. 9, 2005.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 15, 2026
SpaceX¡¯s unlikely journey from far-out idea to $2 trillion juggernaut
SpaceX¡¯s success has never been a sure thing, and the company has alternated between eye-catching failures and resounding successes.
Branding for Claude Code on removable posters at Anthropic PBC's Code with Claude developer conference in London on May 19, 2026.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2026
Global capitalism bets it all on AI future, alarming voters
Some AI leaders warn that the technology may accelerate into a potentially dangerous new phase.
SpaceX signage at the Nasdaq MarketSite after the SpaceX initial public offering (IPO) in New York on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 13, 2026
SpaceX surges past $2 trillion in Nasdaq debut, closes in on Amazon
The launch was smoother ?than many observers expected, with trading kicking off late on Friday morning without any hiccups.
A SpaceX building ahead of the SpaceX initial public offering (IPO), in Starbase, Texas, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2026
SpaceX playbook set to fuel China¡¯s IPO ambitions but tech gap persists
In China, the initial public offering was watched as a benchmark for a younger industry eager to go public.
Investors across Asia are seeking out creative ways to make bets on SpaceX as its initial public offering launches Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 12, 2026
Locked out of IPO, Asia investors find new ways to bet on SpaceX
Japan and Australia are the only countries in Asia-Pacific where retail investors have direct access to the world¡¯s largest-ever IPO.
Elon Musk became a household name through Tesla and SpaceX before expanding his influence with the $44-billion acquisition of social media platform Twitter in 2022.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 12, 2026
SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world¡¯s first trillionaire
Elon Musk became a household name through Tesla and SpaceX before expanding his influence with the $44-billion acquisition of social media platform Twitter in 2022.
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, in November 2023
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2026
Musk¡¯s SpaceX prices record $75 billion IPO at $135 a share
The pricing caps off a monthslong effort that realized Elon Musk¡¯s most ambitious project yet even ?as some analysts question whether its lofty valuation is justified.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the United States, on June 8.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ retail investor army flocks to SpaceX after IPO drought
SpaceX¡¯s blockbuster IPO is drawing intense retail demand in Japan, where cash-rich households see a rare shot at a marquee global listing tied to Elon Musk and the space boom.
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell at a keynote conference at the 2026 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2026
How SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell has achieved Musk¡¯s lofty ambitions
The company¡¯s president has spent 24 years focused on building and selling SpaceX through her engineering expertise and dealmaking ?instincts.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
A day in the life of an Asakusa rickshaw driver
Rickshaws are a fixture of Japan's tourist hot spots, but driving them is far from a leisure activity.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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