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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2022
SoftBank unit plans NFT mall to grow global presence
Z Holdings, which makes the bulk of its revenue through mobile ads and spending, plans to expand by tapping a five-year budget of roughly u00a5500 billion for growth initiatives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 21, 2022
SoftBank calls Credit Suisse subpoena a ‘fishing expedition’
The Tokyo-based holding company the subpoena prepared by the Swiss bank is nothing more than an attempt to deflect responsibility for the Greensill collapse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2022
SoftBank seeks $8 billion margin loan as part of Arm IPO
The margin loan financing is one option under consideration as SoftBank lines up an advisory roster for what could be the year's biggest IPO.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 9, 2022
Chip-sector sentiment mixed as unpopular Nvidia deal to buy Arm from SoftBank collapses
While the industry is breathing a sigh of relief, the firms and their shareholders have been left with challenges the deal would have addressed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 9, 2022
SoftBank's choice of New York for Arm listing deals a blow to London
The U.K.'s largest homegrown tech firm's move to Nasdaq could pressure the government to speed up overdue reforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2022
SoftBank's Arm plans IPO as sale to Nvidia collapses
The collapse of the sale of Arm is the latest challenge for Softbank founder Masayoshi Son, who has been buffeted by a downturn in the technology market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2022
SoftBank calls Credit Suisse ‘desperate’ over Greensill spat
SoftBank Group Corp.'s Vision Fund accused Credit Suisse Group AG of shifting the blame over claims it was responsible for losses suffered from the collapse of Greensill Capital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2022
Top SoftBank executive set to leave after seeking $1 billion in compensation
Marcelo Claure, who was SoftBank's second-highest paid executive in the latest financial year, has often pushed for much more money and authority, putting him at odds with Masayoshi Son.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2022
Nvidia quietly prepares to abandon $40 billion bid for SoftBank's Arm
The purchase — poised to become the biggest chip deal ever when it was announced in 2020 — has drawn a fierce backlash from regulators and the chip industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 24, 2022
SoftBank to expand Vision Fund team for more Japan investment
To date only two of Masayoshi Son's investments have been in domestic startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2022
Record bond sale from SoftBank to test demand after risks surged
SoftBank has been the single-biggest issuer in the Japanese corporate bond market in the past decade, raising more than u00a56 trillion from investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2021
What happens when Instagram success meets a market meltdown
THG became a billion-dollar company through makeup and supplements that were wildly popular on social media. The good times didn't last.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2021
SoftBank wants to sell a quarter of the $2.2 billion WeWork rescue debt
WeWork continues to be unprofitable, and the omicron variant of the coronavirus could further weigh on its future results.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2021
SoftBank slumps 9% after week of bad portfolio news
Shares fell to u00a55,057 — the biggest intraday drop since March 2020 and part of its worst annual decline since 2006.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2021
SoftBank poised to lose $74 billion payday if Arm deal is halted
The best alternative may be an IPO for the Arm business — but that is likely to value the company at far less than Nvidia's offer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2021
SoftBank-backed Snapdeal targets $250 Million IPO in 2022
The e-commerce startup co-founded by Wharton alumnus Kunal Bahl in 2010 focuses on the less-affluent and less tech-savvy bulk of the population living outside India's biggest cities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2021
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son bets on narcolepsy drug for sleep-deprived Japan
The proportion of people sleeping less than the recommended eight hours is rising globally, and costs Japan as much as $138 billion in economic losses each year, according to Rand Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2021
SoftBank-backed crypto firm in Brazil eyes multiple acquisitions
The SoftBank Latin America Fund announced a $200 million investment in Sao Paulo-based 2TM in July, valuing the company at $2.1 billion — the first crypto unicorn in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2021
SoftBank can invest $5 billion to $10 billion in Indian startups in 2022
SoftBank is planning to raise the stakes in India — having invested $3 billion in 2021 — just as global firms grow more wary of bets in China with tighter regulations hurting deals there.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2021
SoftBank’s ¥1 trillion buyback joy could prove to be short-lived
History indicates that repurchases need to keep coming for any gains to be sustained.
Japan to experience blood moon lunar eclipse on Monday
A blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra on March 14.
Ishiba to quit as prime minister amid LDP discontent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his decision to step down, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Race to become next LDP president kicks off again
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday became the first to enter the race to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
‘Confugenics’ and East Asia's demographic crisis
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
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