Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, Katey speaks with Tokyo correspondent Mitsuru Obe about a new generation of space and defense startups and how current events, like the Ukraine war, have changed the dynamics of how they seek and secure funding. 

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Check out this episode's ⁠⁠⁠⁠featured story below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠In Japan and beyond, space startups are relying more on government cash⁠
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