Debt bankers and investors are bracing for what is shaping up to be the next big trend in the global credit market: Japan Inc. raising billions abroad, with a string of recent megadeals setting the tone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/companies/japan-firms-credit-sales-overseas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #debt #bonds #ntt #softbank #nissan #japaneseeconomy
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son and OpenAI chief Sam Altman see insatiable demand for AI that makes it imperative to keep building ever more computing capacity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/companies/masayoshi-son-sam-altman-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #openai #ai #tech
SoftBank Group’s acquisition of semiconductor designer Ampere Computing is facing a potentially lengthy probe by the U.S. government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/companies/softbank-ampere-ftc/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #amperecomputing #us #softbank #acquisitions #ftc
A key unit of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group is offering $1 billion of dollar bonds in the unit’s first US high-grade deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/01/companies/softbank-dollar-bond/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #bonds #dollar #ai
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son acknowledged the outlines of a succession plan, addressing what may be the single biggest concern among investors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/27/companies/softbank-masayoshi-son-succession-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #masayoshison #softbank #ai #tech #investments
A startup building massive, bullet-shaped helium balloons that float in the stratosphere has raised $15 million from SoftBank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/26/companies/softbank-backs-floating-climate-station-startup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #investments #sceye #startups #climatechange
The SoftBank founder has a long-shot ambition to create an AI robot hub in the U.S. desert. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/24/japan/magical-thinking-of-masa-son/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #softbank #masayoshison #openai #arizona #us #robots #ai