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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2017
Mongolia and China envision giant power grids to light up Asia
The lights of the high-end boutiques and bars of Tokyo's Ginza district may someday be powered by coal burned more than 1,700 miles away (2,700 km) in Mongolia, electricity zipping over ultra-high voltage lines across deserts and under seas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2017
Uber rival Grab hunts for new deals with SoftBank funding
Grab, Uber Technologies Inc.'s fiercest rival in Southeast Asia, is hunting for deals with funding from its biggest backer SoftBank.
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Jun 7, 2017
SoftBank Team Japan goes 3-1 up in America's Cup semi-final with win over Sweden
SoftBank Team Japan beat Sweden's Artemis Racing in their second head-to-head encounter on Tuesday to go 3-1 up in their best-of-nine America's Cup semi-final.
Japan Times
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Jun 2, 2017
Japan ghosts ahead of France in almost no-wind America's Cup conditions
SoftBank Team Japan outclassed Groupama Team France in their Louis Vuitton America's Cup qualifying race on Thursday, with the Japanese catamaran coping better with a very light breeze in Bermuda's Great Sound.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2017
SoftBank said to take $4 billion stake in U.S. chip-maker Nvidia
SoftBank Group has quietly amassed a $4 billion stake in Nvidia, making it the fourth-largest shareholder in the graphics chip-maker, according to people familiar with the situation.
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.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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