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MASAYOSHI SON

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2017
Son's SoftBank Vision Fund lures Michael Ronen away From Goldman Sachs
Michael Ronen, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s co-chief operating officer of the global technology, media and telecommunications group, is leaving the firm to join Masayoshi Son's planned $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2017
SoftBank in talks with Canada, Mideast firms to raise $7 billion for tech fund
SoftBank Group is in discussions with potential investors in Canada and the Middle East to raise $7 billion of additional capital for its technology fund, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2017
SoftBank's Son chases boyhood dreams with $100 billion fund
When Masayoshi Son was a boy growing up in Kyushu, he kept a notebook to scribble down inventions he hoped to create one day. Today, the SoftBank founder has almost $100 billion to invest in making the next big thing a reality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2017
SoftBank secures first capital commitment for multibillion-dollar tech fund
SoftBank Group Corp. has secured the first capital commitment to a $100 billion fund organized with Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi that would eventually put its founder Masayoshi Son in charge of one of technology's biggest investment vehicles.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2017
SoftBank said close to finalizing $95 billion tech fund
SoftBank Group Corp. is close to announcing commitments of as much as $95 billion (¥10.8 trillion) for its technology fund, people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 11, 2017
Son and Bezos set to clash in India e-commerce expansion
SoftBank Group Corp.'s Masayoshi Son and Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos are heading for a clash in India.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2017
SoftBank's Son promises to help Saudi economy via investment
SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son promised Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud Salman that the telecom conglomerate will help Saudi Arabia prosper through investment.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2017
SoftBank reportedly in talks to merge OneWeb satellite startup with Intelsat
SoftBank Group Corp., the technology giant controlled by billionaire Masayoshi Son, is in talks to merge the satellite startup it's backing, OneWeb Ltd., with satellite provider Intelsat SA, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 27, 2017
SoftBank chief Son lays out vision for computer with IQ of 10,000
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, sporting a black turtleneck similar in style to the late Steve Jobs, laid out his vision for the future of technology and called for partners to help make it happen at the smartphone industry's biggest annual gathering.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2017
SoftBank to buy Fortress Investment Group for $3.3 billion
SoftBank Group Corp. is buying alternative-asset manager Fortress Investment Group LLC for $3.3 billion in cash to operate alongside the company's soon-to-be-established technology investment fund.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2017
SoftBank set to soon close first round of $100 billion tech fund
SoftBank Group Corp. is aiming to close the first round of investment in its planned $100 billion technology fund by the end of this month, giving Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son an enormous war chest to go on the hunt for deals, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2017
SoftBank doubles group net profit in April-December
SoftBank Group Corp. said Wednesday its group net profit roughly doubled in the April-September period from a year earlier to ¥857.43 billion ($7.64 billion), helped by solid telecommunications business and improving profitability at its U.S. subsidiary Sprint Corp.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2017
Trump card: Japan casts a wary eye on future with new U.S. president
"Japan has a snake in her bosom. That snake is namely flatterers. What led Japan to defeat is neither army nor government, but the snake in Japan's bosom, the flatterers."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2017
SoftBank's Son cedes to Murdoch as top India home, property portals merge
Indian real estate websites PropTiger.com and Housing.com are merging to create the country's top portal for residential listings and property services, as Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. boosts its investment in the growing sector while Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group Corp. scales back.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2017
SoftBank fund said to draw up to $15 billion from Abu Dhabi's Mubadala
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Co. is considering committing $10 billion to $15 billion to partner with SoftBank Group Corp. and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund in a new vehicle to invest in global technology, according to people familiar with the matter.
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.
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.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Japan’s carmakers look to China tech to claw back market share
Toyota CEO Koji Sato says the company plans to expand AI-related investments, and this year will focus on building a strong foundation for software-defined vehicles.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.

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