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Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”, Head Office: Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenichi Hori), together with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (“Mitsubishi Electric”, Head Office: Tokyo, President and CEO: Kei Uruma), SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (“SKY Perfect JSAT”, Head Office: Tokyo, Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer: Eiichi Yonekura), Synspective Inc. (Head Office: Tokyo, CEO: Motoyuki Arai), Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (Head Office: Fukuoka, President & CEO: Shunsuke Onishi), Axelspace Corporation (Head Office: Tokyo, President & CEO: Yuya Nakamura), and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo, President: Morihiro Aoki) was awarded the Ministry of Defense (Japan)’s public tender for the “satellite constellation^* project” on December 24th.

This project is a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) aimed at strengthening the Ministry of Defense’s intelligence-gathering capabilities by building and operating a satellite constellation managed by private companies.

Existing commercial satellite imagery services may not consistently deliver images at the timing required by the Ministry of Defense. Through this project, Mitsui and its partners will aim to ensure stable and timely image acquisition by building and operating a dedicated satellite constellation, granting the Ministry priority imaging rights. Mitsui, Mitsubishi Electric and SKY Perfect JSAT plan to sign a basic agreement with the Ministry of Defense in January 2026. Subsequently, the three companies will establish a special purpose company for this project and, in February 2026, sign a five-year project contract with the Ministry.

Under its Medium-term Management Plan 2026, Mitsui has identified Industrial Business Solutions as a strategic growth area, aiming to build mobility, infrastructure, and digital platforms that support industries. Through this project, Mitsui and its partners will contribute to strengthening national security in the space domain by meeting the Ministry of Defense’s image acquisition needs.

*A system that operates a large number of small satellites in orbit in an integrated manner.

Project Overview

Since 2020, as a part of its corporate information website, Honda has been operating “Honda Stories,” as one of the owned media platforms that communicates the current initiatives and future vision of Honda. It introduces Honda initiatives from the past, present and future, including the underlying thoughts and passions of each initiative, through interviews with Honda associates, executives and other stakeholders.

In addition to Honda Stories, Honda has been communicating a wide range of information through multiple owned media platforms:

• “Honda Technology” introduces Honda technologies with more technical insights.
• “Honda Design” introduces initiatives related to design works
• “Motorsports” and “HRC” introduce various Honda initiatives in motorsports
• “Honda Sports Challenge” introduces various Honda corporate sports activities.

The use of multiple owned media platforms has enabled Honda to present a single theme from multiple perspectives. However, having multiple owned media platforms created a challenge, making it difficult for users to find related articles on the same theme all at once. To address this challenge, Honda launched Discover Honda, a new content curation media platform that enables users to find related articles from multiple Honda owned media while leveraging the unique expertise of each medium.

Initially, Discover Honda will primarily curate content from Honda Stories, Honda Technology, Honda Design, Motorsports, HRC, and Honda Sports Challenge. Moving forward, Honda is planning to expand the range of owned media included in the curation.