Softbank's Son launches green energy foundation

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (4th from R) poses for photos with Tomas Kaberger (4th from L), former director general of the Swedish Energy Agency, at a meeting to mark the launch of the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2011. Son established the foundation with 1 billion yen of his own money to promote renewable energy and help Japan break away from dependence on nuclear energy. Kaberger heads the foundation.

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