Japanese Government → Rapidus: $2.7B investment
METI plans ¥400bn more equity in Rapidus. Japan's industry ministry plans to invest another ¥400bn in Rapidus through FY2029, taking state equity to ¥650bn. It is a plan, not yet budgeted.
This deal is 5% of everything Japanese Government pays and 15% of everything Rapidus receives in this database.
- Date
- Oct 20, 2026
- Paid by
🇯🇵 Japanese Government- Received by
🇯🇵 Rapidus- Type
- Investment
- Amount
- $2.7B
- Status
- reported
- Note
- ¥400bn over 3 years to FY2029 (≈$2.7bn at ~150¥/$, indicative)
Sources
All deals between Japanese Government and Rapidus
- Mar 31, 2025 Japanese Government → Rapidus · Japan adds ¥802.5bn for Rapidus $5.4B
- Nov 24, 2025 Japanese Government → Rapidus · Japan plans ¥1tn more for Rapidus $6.4B
- Apr 11, 2026 Japanese Government → Rapidus · Japan approves another ¥631.5bn for Rapidus $4B
- Oct 20, 2026 Japanese Government → Rapidus · METI plans ¥400bn more equity in Rapidus $2.7B
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