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Rakuten Mobile rivals taking advantage of subscriber outflow

Business / Corporate May 23, 2022

Rakuten Mobile rivals taking advantage of subscriber outflow

KDDI's povo service with no basic fee is benefiting from the situation. Its subscribers pay for data usage each month, in accordance with the amounts to be used.

SoftBank Vision Fund posts record loss as Son’s bets fail

Business / Corporate May 12, 2022

SoftBank Vision Fund posts record loss as Son’s bets fail

The unit swung to a loss of ¥2.64 trillion for the financial year that ended in March, down from a record ¥4.03 trillion profit in the previous year.

SoftBank faces record loss as Masayoshi Son’s bets tumble again

Business / Corporate May 11, 2022

SoftBank faces record loss as Masayoshi Son’s bets tumble again

by Min Jeong Lee and Takahiko Hyuga

The world’s largest tech fund is estimated to have lost about $18.6 billion on its public portfolio alone during the quarter that ended March 31.

Japan’s aging billionaires think they are indispensable. That’s a problem.

Commentary / Japan Apr 29, 2022

Japan’s aging billionaires think they are indispensable. That’s a problem.

by Gearoid Reidy

Japan's aging and hard-working corporate founders don’t know when to walk away.

As sinking yen causes pain for many, SoftBank and game-makers are rare beneficiaries

Business Apr 28, 2022

As sinking yen causes pain for many, SoftBank and game-makers are rare beneficiaries

by Takashi Mochizuki and Takahiko Hyuga

Game publishers such as Nintendo and Capcom create software in Japan, meaning the bulk of their costs are in yen, while a large portion of their sales come from overseas.

SoftBank’s Vision Fund devotes more of its cash to Japan for first time

Business / Corporate Apr 28, 2022

SoftBank’s Vision Fund devotes more of its cash to Japan for first time

by Min Jeong Lee and Takahiko Hyuga

The newfound interest comes after years of criticism in Japan of an unprecedented investment spree that’s bankrolled high-profile startups elsewhere.

SoftBank cuts back spending, leaving startups desperate for cash

Business / Corporate Apr 26, 2022

SoftBank cuts back spending, leaving startups desperate for cash

by Min Jeong Lee and Giles Turner

The adoption of prudence at SoftBank’s Vision Fund is an about-face from its past freewheeling largess.

SoftBank plans to retain controlling stake in Arm after IPO

Business / Corporate Apr 22, 2022

SoftBank plans to retain controlling stake in Arm after IPO

by Ian King

Softbank's raising of an $8 billion term loan has provided it with enough financial leeway to hold onto a bigger portion of the company, sources say.

Japan's mobile carriers split over radio frequency auctions

Business | FOCUS Apr 13, 2022

Japan's mobile carriers split over radio frequency auctions

The concept of "spectrum auction" is a process in which governments create an auction to sell signal transmission rights over certain bands of the electromagnetic spectrum.

KDDI terminates 3G ahead of wider scrapping of service in Japan

Business / Corporate Mar 31, 2022

KDDI terminates 3G ahead of wider scrapping of service in Japan

SoftBank Corp. will terminate its 3G services in late January 2024, while NTT Docomo Inc. will follow its peers at the end of March 2026.

SoftBank is seeking at least $60 billion in Arm IPO

Business / Corporate Mar 25, 2022

SoftBank is seeking at least $60 billion in Arm IPO

by Ian King, Crystal Tse and Liana Baker

Valuing Arm at more than $60 billion is a gambit for SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, who acquired the business in 2016 for about $32 billion.

GM buys SoftBank’s $2.1 billion stake in Cruise self-driving unit

Business / Corporate Mar 19, 2022

GM buys SoftBank’s $2.1 billion stake in Cruise self-driving unit

The move ends the SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s involvement in the self-driving startup, giving the Detroit automaker 80% ownership.

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