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Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, has reportedly picked regions in Malaysia for data centers and other projects.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2026
SoftBank’s Son plans $50 billion Malaysia tech outlay, PM Anwar Ibrahim says
A push in Malaysia would expand SoftBank’s reach in Southeast Asia, a region that is emerging as a key hub for AI infrastructure such as data centers.
SoftBank Group’s market value halved from its peak in June.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2026
SoftBank market value halves from peak as AI fears grow
After briefly overtaking Toyota as 91AV原创 biggest company, SoftBank’s market capitalization is now smaller than that of Hitachi and Recruit.
People gather at a karaoke box in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo in June 2020. AI tools are making cyberattacks cheaper, faster and easier to scale, exposing 91AV原创 cybersecurity weaknesses, including the hacking of karaoke operators.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 18, 2026
Karaoke hack shows cybercrime is routine
The head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s cybersecurity body went so far as to describe it as a “state of emergency in cyberspace.”
SoftBank head Masayoshi Son is exploring the use of AI-powered robots across various industries.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2026
SoftBank is said to weigh buying top U.S. security firm Allied
The potential transaction may give closely held Allied an equity value of as much as $18 billion.
SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son's bets have a mixed track record — his investment in Chinese tech giant Alibaba was a major success, but he also directed $16 billion to Adam Neumann's WeWork, which ultimately went bankrupt.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2026
SoftBank junk bond sale raises stakes for CEO Son’s all-in AI bet
Son’s bets have a mixed track record.
SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during an event in Tokyo in July.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2026
SoftBank seeks $100 billion from Gulf states for AI, FT says
Founder Masayoshi Son has held early talks with potential investors including those in the United Arab Emirates, the newspaper said.
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said AI can become "super dangerous” during an event on the sidelines of the Science and Technology in Society Forum in Kyoto on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2026
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has rare cautionary note on AI safety
Superintelligence in the wrong hands can become “super dangerous,” the SoftBank Group chief said.
SoftBank’s credit default swaps hit their highest level since 2023 amid concerns over artificial intelligence safety, rising costs and intensifying competition.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2026
SoftBank stock investors see past credit risks to AI returns
Masayoshi Son’s diverse exposure across the AI landscape —ranging from robotics, data centers and energy — reassures some equity investors.
SoftBank Group has raised roughly $11 billion in debt, spread across dollars and euros, making the Japanese conglomerate the biggest corporate junk-bond borrower in the world.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2026
SoftBank takes on junk-bond debt at record yields to fund OpenAI ambitions
The yields SoftBank has committed to pay are its highest-ever for dollar bonds on a day when benchmark U.S. Treasury rates soared to two-decade highs.
SoftBank Group, led by billionaire Masayoshi Son, has committed close to $65 billion to ChatGPT creator OpenAI, making it one of the world’s biggest investors in artificial intelligence along with its other investments in the sector.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2026
SoftBank draws over $20 billion of early interest in junk bond
Investors are rushing to capture record yields likely to be offered to help fund the firm’s investments in OpenAI.
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group, speaks at the SoftBank World forum in Tokyo in July.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 21, 2026
SoftBank seeks over $11 billion in junk bonds for OpenAI bet
One of the world’s largest investors in AI, SoftBank’s fortunes have become intertwined with its ability to monetize its holding in OpenAI.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (left) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event in Tokyo in February 2025.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2026
Apollo mulls raising SoftBank loan to $9 billion for OpenAI bets
SoftBank has emerged as one of the biggest investors globally in AI, putting its various borrowings to finance that push in the spotlight.
The proceeds from SB Energy's public listing in Japan will be used to develop and build data centers and power plants.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2026
SoftBank-backed SB Energy aims to raise $500 million from Japan for U.S. IPO
Proceeds will be used to develop and build infrastructure including data centers and power plants.
SoftBank Group secured an $11.87 billion two-year loan from about 20 banks to support its investment in U.S. artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, exceeding its earlier $10 billion target.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2026
SoftBank gets upsized $11.9 billion loan in OpenAI funding push
The financing comes as some executives are now voicing the need to slow the pace of AI development due to escalating risks from the technology.
SoftBank will meet with investors in New York next week to sound out interest for a potential U.S. dollar junk-bond sale.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2026
SoftBank to meet investors as potential jumbo bond sale eyed
Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s investment firm is pressing ahead with a borrowing spree to finance its massive bet on artificial intelligence.
SoftBank Group priced a ?1 trillion retail bond in an offering placed Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2026
SoftBank’s ?1 trillion retail bond rejuvenates Japan debt market
The offering comes as 91AV原创 benchmark 10-year government bond yield topped 3% for the first time in about 30 years.
SoftBank Group has been accelerating investments in data centers as it seeks to expand computing capacity amid growing demand from OpenAI and other hyperscalers for AI tools and services.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 24, 2026
SoftBank plans record $6.3 billion retail bond sale in Japan
The 7-year bonds are expected to be priced on Sept. 4, with an indicative coupon range of 4.3% to 4.9%, according to a company filing.
SoftBank Group’s $200 million investment in Swiss startup Gravis Robotics marks another major robotics bet as founder Masayoshi Son seeks to make the company a pivotal player in the global AI race.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2026
SoftBank invests $200 million in construction startup Gravis Robotics
The deal marks another splashy investment into robotics from SoftBank, whose founder, Masayoshi Son, is trying to make his firm a pivotal player in the global AI race.
For the three months to June, SoftBank booked gains from its bets on Intel, whose shares more than tripled during the quarter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2026
SoftBank beats profit expectations as chip bets compensate for muted AI gains
The Tokyo-based technology investor’s net income fell 18% to ?347.3 billion in its fiscal first quarter, compared with a market estimate of about ?166 billion.
SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son has pledged to go "all in” on OpenAI, with commitments now exceeding $60 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2026
SoftBank’s $40 billion loan for OpenAI stake gets 21 new lenders
The 12-month loan, signed in March, is one of the largest-ever bridge financings in the Asia-Pacific region.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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