Softbank Corp. said Saturday it will buy the home stadium of its baseball club in Fukuoka from a Singapore corporation to slash usage fees and to have a freer hand in promoting the facility.
Softbank said it has agreed to acquire Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome from Government of Singapore Investment Corp. for ¥87 billion by the end of this month. The Softbank Hawks use the facility as their home stadium.
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