Space Cotan News Today

TAIKI, Hokkaido--While many towns in the United States lay claim to the moniker “Spacetown USA,” a town of about 5,400 people here may be in line to be called “Spacetown Japan.”

Japan’s Space Cotan Ltd. and the Hokkaido town of Taiki have begun the expansion of Hokkaido Spaceport (HOSPO), part of its vision to create a space Silicon Valley in Japan.

TAIKI, Hokkaido -- The municipal government of this small town in northern Japan is aiming high, with plans to complete a