Rakuten, AST SpaceMobile JV aims to break Starlink’s grip on Japan’s satellite market digitimesASTS Stock Rises Overnight: Rakuten’s AST SpaceMobile Launch Plan Gets Japan Nod To Take On SpaceX’s Starlink Yahoo FinanceRakuten to offer satellite-to-cell service in Japan with US startup Nikkei AsiaJapan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network Payload SpaceJapan clears technical path for 700 MHz satellite-to-smartphone services Telecompaper