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MASAYOSHI SON

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 3, 2018
SoftBank names Sprint's Marcelo Claure COO after T-Mobile acquisition
SoftBank Group Corp. named Marcelo Claure chief operating officer, elevating Sprint Corp.'s top executive into a broader role after he negotiated a merger between the U.S. wireless operator and T-Mobile U.S. Inc.
EDITORIALS
May 2, 2018
Telecom deal would help and challenge Son
While Masayoshi Son will lose control of Sprint, the deal — if approved — will loosen financial constraints on his other businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2018
Rakuten Inc. gets approval to become nation's fourth major wireless carrier
E-commerce giant granted access to a fierce competition for subscribers alongside industry heavyweights who have long dominated the cellular market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 2, 2018
Softbank's Masayoshi Son may be about to surprise us anew
Corporate Japan could do with more of Masayoshi Son's 'swing for the fences' approach to business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2018
SoftBank Vision Fund and Saudi Arabia to create world's largest solar power firm
SoftBank Group Corp.'s Vision Fund will invest in a solar-power generation company in Saudi Arabia, creating the world's biggest solar producer, as it steps up its involvement in the kingdom, its chief executive said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2018
SoftBank thinks tech investors should enjoy its deal spree
The venture capital community has been fretting about the impact SoftBank Group Corp.'s giant tech fund has on deal prices. The Japanese company says to be grateful.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 19, 2018
SoftBank's IPO plan raises doubts about guarantees on bonds worth $33 billion
Billionaire Masayoshi Son's plan to list his cash-cow telecom business is raising concern among observers that the company might stop guaranteeing the debt of its parent, SoftBank Group Corp., worsening the quality of its credit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2018
ARM embraces tech revolution under SoftBank and loses money
It's an accepted belief among tech startups that it's OK to grow fast at the sake of profits. But what if the company is 27 years old?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2018
SoftBank in talks to buy one-third stake in reinsurer Swiss Re as domestic rivals report record profits
SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son is warming to an industry that's long been a favorite of billionaires looking to diversify their business empires.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2018
SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son eyes telecoms IPO within 2018
SoftBank Group Corp. said Wednesday that it wants to list its Japanese telecoms unit this year, a move toward completing its transformation from a domestic telecoms upstart into one of the world's biggest technology investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2018
Masayoshi Son plans measures to reduce discount on SoftBank stock
SoftBank Group Corp.'s Masayoshi Son became technology's biggest investor over the past year, taking major stakes in ride-hailing, e-commerce and semiconductors. But he doesn't get much credit for his investment acumen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2018
SoftBank reportedly ready to invest $400 million in health care portal run by Chinese firm Ping An Insurance
SoftBank Group Corp. is nearing a deal to invest about $400 million in a health care portal run by Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. ahead of the Chinese company's initial public offering, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 7, 2018
Abenomics should follow Masayoshi Son's lead
Could SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son re-energize the Abe administration's structural reform effort?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2017
SoftBank succeeds in tender offer for huge stake in Uber, securing shares at 30% discount on recent valuations
A consortium led by SoftBank Group Corp. will buy a large number of shares in Uber Technologies Inc. in a deal that values the ride-services firm at $48 billion, Uber said on Thursday, in a victory for new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2017
Rakuten announces foray into saturated Japanese cellphone market
The e-commerce giant aims to become nation's fourth mobile carrier, in a move that threatens to disrupt the cellular phone market oligopoly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2017
SoftBank's Son remains confident over Saudi investment in Vision Fund amid crackdown
Billionaire Masayoshi Son may be getting closer to achieving his dream of making SoftBank Group Corp. the world's biggest investor in technologies, thanks in part to the main patron of Son's $100 billion (¥11.3 trillion) investment plan — Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 16, 2017
SoftBank seen planning up to $25 billion in Saudi investments, including at new city Neom
SoftBank Group Corp. plans to invest as much as $25 billion in Saudi Arabia over the next three to four years deepening investment ties with the kingdom, according to reports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2017
Uber board truce paves way for SoftBank investment that could be worth $10 billion
Uber Technologies' warring board members have struck a peace deal which allows a multibillion-dollar investment by SoftBank to proceed, resolving a legal battle between former Chief Executive Travis Kalanick and a prominent shareholder.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 6, 2017
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son faces tough choices after dropping Sprint and T-Mobile tieup plan
Masayoshi Son, celebrated Japanese deal-maker, just negotiated himself into a corner.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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