Maruyama signs sponsorship deal with Softbank

Maruyama signs sponsorship deal with Softbank

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeki Maruyama (C) and Masayoshi Son (R), the head of a leading computer software and services company Softbank Corp., shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 9 after reaching a basic agreement on a sponsorship deal worth 450 million yen. The three-year deal is the first venture into the sports field for Softbank, which hopes to sign another 10 or so young golfers to sponsorship contracts. The company has reportedly budgeted about 50 million yen a year for the project.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000003681
  • Registered date
  • 2000/1/09 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 1552 × 1212 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 72 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 111.62(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

    China-Brunei joint venture signs Phase 2 petrochemical project deal

    STORY: China-Brunei joint venture signs Phase 2 petrochemical project deal SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Hengyi Industries, the largest joint venture between Brunei and China, signed an Implementation Agreement for the Pulau Muara Besar (PMB) Phase 2 Development Project on Wednesday, marking another milestone for the flagship petrochemical project. Hengyi Industries is a joint venture between China's Zhejiang Hengyi Group and Damai Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary under the Brunei government's Strategic Development Capital Fund, owning 70 percent and 30 percent of the shares, respectively. The first phase of Hengyi PMB petrochemical project was put into operation in November 2019. The completion of phase 2 will increase the crude oil refining capacity by an additional 2 million tons per year, Qiu Jianlin, Chairman of Zhejiang Hengyi Group, told Xinhua. Haji Awang Halbi,

      One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation

      STORY: One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of countries within the framework of RCEP 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LAO ZHENGCHANG, China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 3. various of cross-border trains 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BUI THI HAI, Head of a company based in Vietnam 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WICHAI KINCHONG CHOI, Senior vice president, Kasikornbank, Thailand 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALEKSIUS JEMADU, Int'l relations observer, Pelita Harapan University, Indonesia STORYLINE: One year on, the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact offers a timely boost to faster economic recovery and long-term growth and prosperity of the region. The RCEP agreement, the world's largest free trade deal, entered into force a year ago. It groups 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as China, Japan,

        Chinese pay television company sponsors sports award in Kenya

        STORY: Chinese pay television company sponsors sports award in Kenya DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANSON WANG, Chief executive officer of StarTimes Kenya 3. various of handing over of the check 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRIS MBAISI, President, Sports Journalists Association of Kenya 5. various of the officials 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL BITOK, Head coach, Kenyan national women's volleyball team STORYLINE: Chinese pay television company StarTimes Kenya has partnered with Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) to promote competitive sportsmanship through the establishment of the Coach of the Month Award. The partnership is a one-year renewable deal that began in November, with StarTimes as the official sponsor. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANSON WANG, Chief executive officer of StarTimes Kenya "StarTimes has contributed significantly to sports development through various initiatives.

          S. Korea signs 2.25 bln USD deal with Russia for Egypt's nuclear plant project

          STORY: S. Korea signs 2.25 bln USD deal with Russia for Egypt's nuclear plant project DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a signing ceremony 2. various of Egypt STORYLINE: South Korea signed a 3 trillion won (2.25 billion USD) deal with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to provide components for Egypt's first nuclear power plant in Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast. South Korea's government said on Thursday the contract between the state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) and ASE, a subsidiary of Rosatom, a state-owned Russian nuclear energy corporation, requires South Korea to provide turbine-related equipment and construction work for the plant being built in Dabaa. KHNP had been engaged in negotiations with ASE as the preferred bidder for the turbine-related project since last December before the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out in February this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)
            11 firms, banks led by Sony to push electric money payments

            11 firms, banks led by Sony to push electric money payments

            TOKYO, Dec. 25 - Tamotsu Iba (C), vice chairman of Sony Corp, and representatives from six other companies join hands at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 25 after announcing their agreement to set up a joint venture in January to promote electric-money services based on prepaid-card technology developed by Sony. Other participants in the joint venture include NTT DoCoMo Inc., Sakura Bank, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Toyota Motor Corp., Denso Corp., and KDDI.
              Nikko, Fujitsu to form joint Web-based brokerage house

              Nikko, Fujitsu to form joint Web-based brokerage house

              TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. President Naoyuki Akikusa (L) and Nikko Securities Co. President Masashi Kaneko shake hands at a news conference July 14 after announcing an agreement to set up a joint venture that will use the Internet to offer securities products and accept trading orders. The joint company, tentatively called Internet Trading Securities, will offer the services to about 3.5 million subscribers of Fujitsu's Web access service.
                Nikko, Fujitsu to form joint Web-based brokerage house

                Nikko, Fujitsu to form joint Web-based brokerage house

                TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. President Naoyuki Akikusa (L) and Nikko Securities Co. President Masashi Kaneko shake hands at a news conference July 14 after announcing an agreement to set up a joint venture that will use the Internet to offer securities products and accept trading orders. The joint company, tentatively called Internet Trading Securities, will offer the services to about 3.5 million subscribers of Fujitsu's Web access service.
                  Nasdaq sister system to operate in Japan next year

                  Nasdaq sister system to operate in Japan next year

                  Frank Zarb (L), chairman of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) of the United States, and Masayoshi Son, president of Japan's leading software house, Softbank Corp., shake hands at a Tokyo hotel June 15 in announcing their agreement to set up a new company to start in Japan a sister system of the Nasdaq over-the-counter stock market by the end of next year. ==Kyodo