Toyota Invests in Japanese Rocket Startup

Toyota announces move into rocket launches at CES 2025 with $45M investment in Japanese startup
On Monday during CES 2025, the major tech trade show in Las Vegas with all the latest gadgets, Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the carmaker is investing $44.4 million, or 7 billion yen, into
Toyota backs Japanese space startup Interstellar to mass-produce rockets
A Toyota research unit will invest in Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies (IST) to support mass production of its rockets, the world's biggest carmaker group said on Tuesday, expanding its foray into the space sector.
Toyota Invests in Japanese Rocket Startup as SpaceX Races Ahead
Toyota Motor Corp. is investing in a Japanese startup that aims to mass produce lightweight rockets and someday vie with big players for a slice of the growing commercial space industry.
Toyota is 'exploring rockets' with nearly $45 million investment in Japanese launch startup, chairman says
Toyota Motor is exploring the development and production of orbital rockets, Chair CEO Akio Toyoda said Monday.
Toyota is ‘exploring rockets’ and has made its first investment into Interstellar Technologies
Japanese automaker Toyota is “exploring rockets,” chairman Akio Toyoda announced on stage at CES 2025 on Monday, while hinting at the idea of moving people through space. The rocketry mention on the CES 2025 stage came while Toyoda was in the middle of explaining how he views his company’s myriad technologies as “invention by kakezan,
Space race: Toyota invests $44 million in rocket startup amid Japan govt push for private sector
Toyota Motor is investing ¥7 billion ($44 million) in startup Interstellar Tech to mass produce lightweight rockets, aiming to compete in the commercial space industry.
U.S. Steel CEO appeals to Trump after Biden blocks deal with Japanese firm
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Japanese Ovens Maker to Buy Out Fujitsu General for $1.6 Billion
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Japanese Company Quietly Becomes America's Fifth-Largest Homebuilder
In Japan, Sekisui House is a high-end builder focused on custom homes, and the country's No. 2 builder by revenue. But with ...
Japanese steelmaker vows not to give up on buying U.S. Steel
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Popular Japanese actor fired from low-alcohol beer ad after getting drunk and breaking into neighbor's home
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This Japanese man earned $80,000 a year from 'doing nothing'
When Shoji Morimoto was fired from his job, his superior criticized him for "not doing anything." Since then, Morimoto has ...
Japanese Breakfast Is Proudly ‘Melancholy’ On New LP
The 10-track 'For Melancholy Brunettes' was produced by Blake Mills (Fiona Apple, Bob Dylan) and features legendary ...
Japanese companies are stealing talented Gen Z out of college, paying off their student debt, and subsidizing their housing to combat the country’s aging workforce
Over 40% of Gen Z grads in Japan have already had at least one job offer—before they’ve even tossed their graduation cap in ...