(2)Softbank to bid for Fukuoka Daiei Hawks baseball club

(2)Softbank to bid for Fukuoka Daiei Hawks baseball club

FUKUOKA, Japan - Masayoshi Son (L), president of Internet services provider Softbank Corp., and Fukuoka Governor Wataru Aso bow to each other at the Fukuoka prefectural government in Fukuoka on Oct. 18. Son sought Aso's support for his company's plan to buy the Pacific League baseball club Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.

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