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Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Dec 17, 2016
Entertaining tech that you can slip into your pocket
The force can always be with you
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2016
Why SoftBank's Son is betting big on Trump
Pledge by Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son to invest $50 billion in the U.S. is savvy, but it's a big blow to Japan Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2016
Son meets Trump, plans $50 billion U.S. investment, 50,000 jobs
Billionaire business tycoon Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he would invest $50 billion in the United States and create 50,000 new jobs, a move President-elect Donald Trump claimed was a direct result of his election win.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2016
SoftBank's Son said to plan meeting with Trump in New York
SoftBank Group Corp. founder and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son was to meet with President-elect Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2016
$100 billion Saudi-tied tech fund 'oversubscribed,' Son says
SoftBank Group Corp. is close to tying up $100 billion for a technology fund that it announced with the government of Saudi Arabia, the company's founder and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son has said.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 2, 2016
Matsuzaka to pitch for Puerto Rico winter ball team
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka joined the Gigantes de Carolina this week to play in Puerto Rico's winter league.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2016
SoftBank's Asia power grid plan advances in the face of challenges
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. has been undertaking an ambitious plan to connect power grids across Asia in order to import electricity generated from renewable resources in the region.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 29, 2016
Longtime hurler Arakaki retires
Former Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks right-hander Nagisa Arakaki revealed his decision to retire Tuesday after 14 years in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 24, 2016
SoftBank's regional clean-energy ambitions find favor in Mongolia
SoftBank Group Corp. plans to build more wind projects in Mongolia as Chairman Masayoshi Son pushes to connect countries across Asia with transmission lines to supply cheap, clean energy.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2016
Matsuzaka poised for winter ball in Puerto Rico
Fukuoka SoftBank pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has come to terms on a deal that will allow him to play in Puerto Rico's winter league, a Hawks source said Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 15, 2016
Kuriyama says big comeback by Fighters a catalyst for future
When the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were trailing the two-time Japan Series champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks by 11½ games in the Pacific League in late June, almost no one expected them to end up as league champions, let alone Japan Series champions, by the end of the season.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2016
SoftBank's profit improves as Sprint gets on track
SoftBank Group Corp. reported a better-than-projected second-quarter profit, with the wireless and internet businesses in Japan bringing in cash while Sprint Corp. shows signs of improvement.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Nov 7, 2016
Pepper gets to work in Taiwan
Pepper, SoftBank Corp.'s humanoid robot, has started work at a bank and a life insurer in Taiwan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2016
Hawks' Imamiya recovering from elbow surgery
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks infielder Kenta Imamiya will be sidelined for three months after undergoing right-elbow surgery, the Pacific League club announced Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 28, 2016
Mum Pepper's mood swings keep Son's robot dreams on hold
Japan's obsession with robots isn't just a cliche. Companies have been trying to drum up enthusiasm for them for years, with little success.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2016
Matsuzaka to play winter ball in Puerto Rico
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' Daisuke Matsuzaka is expected to play in the winter leagues in Puerto Rico, manager Kimiyasu Kudo said Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2016
Hawks win draft lottery rights for Soka University pitching phenom Tanaka
The talent pool for pitchers in this year's draft class was deep. What's more, he hurt his right shoulder during this year's spring season. So there were good reasons for NPB clubs to pass on Soka University right-hander Seigi Tanaka in Thursday's NPB draft.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2016
Fighters rally to down Hawks, punch ticket to Japan Series
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters overcame a first-inning four-run deficit to reach the Japan Series on Sunday, defeating the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 7-4 at Sapporo Dome in Game 5 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2016
Carp hold off BayStars, advance to Japan Series for first time since 1991
A big first inning propelled the Hiroshima Carp into the Japan Series on Saturday in an 8-7 win over the Yokohama BayStars in Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2016
Laird delivers three-run blast in first inning to lead Fighters past Hawks
Brandon Laird hit a three-run homer to power the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 4-1 win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Game 3 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage on Friday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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