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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2017
SoftBank reportedly offering to buy Uber shares at steep discount
SoftBank Group Corp. and a group of investors are said to be trying to buy a big stake in Uber Technologies Inc. at a sizable discount to the ride-hailing company's $69 billion valuation, seeking to clinch what would be one of the largest ever purchases of stock in a private company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2017
Uber to disclose pricing details on SoftBank investment early next week: sources
Uber will soon disclose its share-pricing details for Softbank's plan to invest heavily in the ride-hailing enterprise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2017
Uber told potential investor SoftBank about data breach before telling the public
Uber Technologies Inc. said Thursday that it discussed a massive data breach with potential investor SoftBank Group Corp. ahead of going public with details of the incident on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 23, 2017
Uber's messy data breach collides with launch of SoftBank deal
Uber, nearing a deal with SoftBank, says it paid hackers destroy data on more than 57 million users stolen from the company but not reported to victims or authorities.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2017
SoftBank's Dennis Sarfate, Hiroshima's Yoshihiro Maru win NPB MVP awards
Dennis Sarfate considers himself a traditionalist, and as such, he might not have cast a ballot for himself, a reliever, in the MVP race.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 16, 2017
SoftBank seen planning up to $25 billion in Saudi investments, including at new city Neom
SoftBank Group Corp. plans to invest as much as $25 billion in Saudi Arabia over the next three to four years deepening investment ties with the kingdom, according to reports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2017
Uber board truce paves way for SoftBank investment that could be worth $10 billion
Uber Technologies' warring board members have struck a peace deal which allows a multibillion-dollar investment by SoftBank to proceed, resolving a legal battle between former Chief Executive Travis Kalanick and a prominent shareholder.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2017
Hawks infielders Nobuhiro Matsuda and Kenta Imamiya headline Golden Glove Awards
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks had the golden touch during the regular season, postseason and Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 6, 2017
BayStars beaten but unbowed after Japan Series experience
After the final out of the Japan Series, as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks celebrated while glittering, golden confetti rained down from the Yafuoku Dome ceiling and jet balloons were set loose from the stands, Yokohama BayStars pitcher Shota Imanaga soaked it all in from the losing dugout.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 6, 2017
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son faces tough choices after dropping Sprint and T-Mobile tieup plan
Masayoshi Son, celebrated Japanese deal-maker, just negotiated himself into a corner.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 5, 2017
Masterful Hawks again soar over baseball rivals
At the end of another NPB season, the Japanese baseball world is again wondering how to beat these Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2017
Hawks finally prevail after epic Japan Series
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks wrapped up the 2017 Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome on Saturday by capturing their eighth overall title — fourth in the last seven years — after defeating the Yokohama BayStars in a hard-fought Game 6.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2017
Hawks capture Japan Series crown on Keizo Kawashima's sayonara single in 11th
There will be no Game 7.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 3, 2017
BayStars closer Yasuaki Yamasaki embraces pressure of must-win games
The BayStars fans at Yokohama Stadium know what to expect when the team enters the bottom of the ninth inning with a small lead.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2017
Hawks, BayStars get ready for pivotal Game 6
One day after a win that made the Japan Series an actual, well, series, the Yokohama BayStars were back on the field in Fukuoka on Friday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2017
BayStars skipper Alex Ramirez motivated players by keeping quiet
With the clock threatening to strike midnight on the Yokohama BayStars' inspired run to the Japan Series, Alex Ramirez backed off.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2017
BayStars rally in sixth, stave off elimination with Game 5 victory over Hawks
Anyone who thought the Yokohama BayStars were just going to roll over after going down 3-0 in the Japan Series can think again.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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