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MASAYOSHI SON

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 8, 2016
SoftBank to split responsibility for Japan, overseas operations
SoftBank Group Corp. plans to divide its Japanese and overseas operations, splitting the responsibility for managing some ¥9.2 trillion of investments spanning the broadband and mobile industries and a stake in China's largest Internet-shopping service.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2016
SoftBank plans record $4.4 billion buyback after share slide
SoftBank Group Corp. is prepared to spend a record ¥500 billion buying back stock after the carrier saw its shares drop to their lowest since buying Sprint Corp. in 2013.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2016
Son's SoftBank vision at risk as Sprint goes from bad to worse
The acquisition of Sprint Corp. was supposed to help Masayoshi Son realize his vision of transforming SoftBank Group Corp. into the world's most valuable company. Instead, the 2013 deal has become his biggest setback so far, dragging down SoftBank shares and cutting into the billionaire's wealth.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2015
Why SoftBank matters a great deal to Japan Inc.
SoftBank maverick CEO Masayoshi Son stands out in a country where corporate conservatism reigns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 8, 2015
The $8.6 billion Yahoo dilemma facing Japan's second-richest man
Masayoshi Son has a $8.6 billion dilemma on his hands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2015
No-sweat risk-taker Arora lets ¥60 billion ride on SoftBank's future
It's a fall evening in Tokyo, and Nikesh Arora is supposed to be in two places at once.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
SoftBank's Son defends cellphone costs, but is open to cutting prices
Responding to government pressure to lower cellphone fees, SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son said Wednesday the carrier provides good value for money, but that it is open to providing more options.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2015
SoftBank profit gains as local wireless subscribers offset Sprint losses
SoftBank Group Corp. profit rose as the mobile carrier and Internet investment company boosted Japanese wireless subscribers, offsetting losses at its Sprint Corp. unit in the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2015
SoftBank to embark on global investment spree of 'several billion' dollars per year
SoftBank Group Corp. expects to invest "several billions" of dollars a year in promising startups and established businesses as the company tries to evolve into a truly global corporation and identify its next generation of leaders, Chairman Masayoshi Son said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2015
SoftBank's slide gives Son $13 billion reason to consider buyout
Months after Masayoshi Son is said to have shelved a plan for a management buyout of SoftBank Group Corp., there are still 13 billion reasons to take the company private.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2015
Telecoms tycoon Son considered trying to take SoftBank private this year
Billionaire Masayoshi Son considered conducting a management buyout of SoftBank Group Corp. earlier this year and entered talks with an overseas partner, according to people with direct knowledge of the plan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2015
Corporate Japan gets a jolt from an outsider
Japan's business executives would do well to emulate Softbank President Nikesh Arora's risk-taking spirit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2015
SoftBank to focus on future tech, Son tells shareholders
Telecommunications may be SoftBank Corp.'s main business, but the telecom giant said it will focus more on the next big technologies — the "Internet of things," artificial intelligence and advanced robots — in the coming years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2015
SoftBank's Pepper robot now has emotions, Son claims
After months of delay, SoftBank Corp. announced Thursday that it would make Pepper, its humanoid robot, available to the general public on Saturday, but with an extra twist.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 24, 2015
Japan set to enter team in 2017 America's Cup
Japan will return to the America's Cup competition for the first time in 17 years when it vies for the prestigious sailing trophy in Bermuda in 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2015
SoftBank to delay commercial release of Pepper humanoid robot
SoftBank Corp. said Tuesday it probably won't start selling the Pepper humanoid robot to general consumers until around this summer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2014
SoftBank invests $250 million in GrabTaxi as it fends off Uber
SoftBank Corp. has invested $250 million in GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. as the cab-booking service fends off competition from Uber Technologies Inc. in Southeast Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2014
Japan's billionaires reap windfall from BOJ's October surprise
The Bank of Japan's unexpected stimulus has already made the country's richest even wealthier, adding more than $3 billion to the four top billionaires' net worth.
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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