Japan: This week we are getting an introduction to the Japanese space ecosystem. My guest is Francois Poncin. He is the Chief Operating Officer of the SPACETIDE Foundation, which does many things, but one of them is organizing what is arguably Japan's biggest and most important space conference.

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0:00 Podcast Intro01:45 SPACETIDE02:56 Francois' Background04:53 Japan Space Policy08:34 Space Strategy Fund12:31 JAXA & Other Government Stakeholders17:01 Universities18:41 Startups21:06 Investors & Funding23:33 Corporates27:01 Public View of Space29:48 Breaking Into Japan33:41 SPACETIDE CONFERENCE39:40 Favorite Science-Fiction 🔗 SPACETIDE

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