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A woman walks in front of SoftBank store in Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Jan. 20, 2020. SoftBank Group trimmed its losses for the fiscal year through March to about a quarter of the red ink it racked up a year earlier, as its investment losses declined, the Japanese technology company said Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan’s SoftBank Group trims investment losses but remains in red for fiscal year

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

In this May 21, 2021, file photo, CEO of the Tokyo 2020 Toshiro Muto, left, and President of the Tokyo 2020 Seiko Hashimoto, right, listen to IOC Vice President John Coates, (on screen), delivering a speech during the Tokyo 2020 IOC Coordination Commission press conference in Tokyo. Comments from Coates saying the Tokyo Olympics will go on even if the city is under a state of emergency have stirred a backlash in Japan. Coates made the statement a few days ago. He repeated what the IOC and local organizers have been staying, but his tone was almost defiant and has stirred things up. (Nicolas Datiche/Pool Photo via AP, File) **FILE**

John Coates, IOC vice president, faces backlash saying Olympics are on, no matter virus

By Stephen Wade and Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

People walk by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported Monday a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as its investments rose in value(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

SoftBank says deal reached with WeWork founder, directors

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

People walk by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said Monday it restored its profitability in the last quarter as its investments improved in value. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan’s SoftBank back in the black as investments improve

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, people walk by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo. Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. saw its April-June profit rise 12% as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of U.S. carrier T-Mobile shares. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan tech giant SoftBank’s profits rise on investments

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 18, 2015, file photo, Softbank Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son, right, Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma, left, of China with Foxconn Chairman and CEO Terry Gou of Taiwan pose for photographers with Softbank's Pepper robot during a press conference in Maihama, near Tokyo. Son, the chief executive of Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said Thursday, June 25, 2020, that he is stepping down from the board of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

SoftBank’s Son leaves Alibaba board following Ma’s departure

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Japan’s SoftBank ends WeWork tender, remains behind bailout

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this Jan. 20, 2020, photo, people walk in front of SoftBank store in Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. said Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 its profit for last quarter dropped amid worries about the perceived risk of its investments into companies like WeWork. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

SoftBank’s profit drop amid WeWork worries, Sprint approval

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

SoftBank to invest $40 billion for new Indonesia capital

By EDNA TARIGAN - Associated Press

People walk by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. has seen its fiscal first quarter profit nearly quadruple to 1.122 trillion yen ($10.6 billion) as its fund investments boosted income. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

SoftBank’s profit nearly quadruples on fund investments

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this April 9, 2019, photo, a man walks past in front of a SoftBank shop in Tokyo. Japanese internet company SoftBank Group Corp. set up its second investment fund for technology such as artificial intelligence. Tokyo-based SoftBank said Friday, July 26, 2019 its $108 billion Vision Fund 2 fund includes $38 billion from SoftBank, and the rest from Apple, FoxConn Technology Group, Microsoft Corp., Japanese banks and other companies. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

SoftBank sets up $108B investment fund, with no Saudi money

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

SoftBank profits rise, partly on gains from Saudi-tied fund

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this April 15, 2019, photo, a man walks past an advertisement of Japanese telecoms company Softbank Corp. at its mobile phone shop in Tokyo. Softbank said Wednesday, May 8, 209, it will spend 456.5 billion yen ($4 billion) to increase its stake in Yahoo Japan to nearly 45%. The company forecast that with the additional stake in Yahoo, its revenue will rise to 4.8 trillion yen ($43.6 billion) in this fiscal year. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan’s Softbank to spend $4B to hike stake in Yahoo Japan

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 20, 2017, file photo, SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son, left, speaks during a SoftBank World presentation at a hotel in Tokyo. SoftBank Group Corp.’s Japanese mobile subsidiary has gone public in one of the world’s biggest share offerings rivaling that of China’s Alibaba Group. On Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, its IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange seeks to raise more than 2 trillion yen ($18 billion). (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

SoftBank mobile subsidiary has bitter debut on Tokyo market

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

SoftBank Group Corp.’s Japanese mobile subsidiary begins trading on Tokyo Stock Exchange

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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2018, file photo, people walk past in front of a SoftBank shop at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. SoftBank Group Corp. says the price for the initial public offering of its Japanese mobile subsidiary has been set at 1,500 yen ($13) a share. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

SoftBank’s mobile unit’s share price set for Dec. 19 IPO

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Japan’s SoftBank invests in US office space-sharing WeWork

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

SoftBank mobile unit to go for IPO raising some $20 billion

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

SoftBank founder and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, in this Nov. 4, 2014, file photo. Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. is buying British semiconductor company ARM Holdings for $31 billion. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Sprint owner SoftBank to buy Britain’s ARM in big post-Brexit deal

By Yuri Kageyama and Pan Pylas - Associated Press