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SOFTBANK

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2020
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and Alibaba’s Jack Ma part ways
While the mutual departures are unlikely to have an immediate impact on either company, they mark the end of an era.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2020
SoftBank to sell slice of T-Mobile in a $21 billion deal
The transaction is part of a broader $42 billion push by SoftBank to unload assets to finance stock buybacks and pay down debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2020
SoftBank to invest in 14 startups run by minority founders
Companies will receive at least u00a516 million through an accelerator, with further capital available from a u00a510.6 billion fund for founders of color.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Jun 18, 2020
Loaded Hawks ready to reclaim PL crown
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks will be vying to win the league pennant for the first time since 2017.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2020
Two-year sentence sought for ex-SoftBank employee over data leak to Russia
Public prosecutors demanded two years' imprisonment and a fine of ¥1 million on Tuesday for a former employee of SoftBank Corp. over a leak of confidential corporate information to a Russian diplomat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2020
SoftBank confirms it is considering deal to sell T-Mobile shares
SoftBank said it may sell some of its stake through private placements or public offerings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 11, 2020
Founder of software company who turned down SoftBank joins ranks of Japan’s billionaires
Masayoshi Son had offered to buy Shunji Sugaya's business idea for $2.8 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2020
SoftBank to expand Vision Fund cuts to as many as 80 workers
SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund is preparing to cut staff by about 15 percent after reporting record losses for the last fiscal year, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2020
SoftBank creates $100 million fund to back companies led by people of color
The effort stems from U.S. and international disgust with the death of George Floyd, who died after a white Minneapolis cop knelt on his neck for over eight minutes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020
Masayoshi Son's SoftBank strained by losses and infighting at the top
In early March, before the coronavirus pandemic triggered a global economic lockdown, SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son paid tribute to Rajeev Misra, the man who runs his $100 billion technology investment fund. Wearing a $70 (¥7,500) Uniqlo down jacket, the Japanese billionaire put his arm...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020
SoftBank’s Vision Fund plans to cut 10% of staff as startups sour
As the value of its startups declines, the best of the giant fund's 500-strong staff might start looking for other jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 27, 2020
SoftBank’s Vision Fund to explore sale of OSIsoft stake
CEO Masayoshi Son has said he will sell off about $42 billion in assets to finance stock buybacks and pay down debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
SoftBank to sell 5% of Japan wireless arm for up to ¥313 billion
Mounting losses have imposed immense pressure on the firm's often opaque structure and management.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 19, 2020
SoftBank’s first Vision Fund may be its last after ¥1.9 trillion loss
Masayoshi Son conceded he is unlikely to be able to draw outside investors for another Vision Fund.
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.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
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.
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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