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SoftBank Group CEO Son

TOKYO, Japan, July 14 Kyodo - SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at an event in Tokyo on July 14, 2026. (Kyodo)

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SoftBank Group CEO Son

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at an event in Tokyo on July 14, 2026.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son attends an event in Tokyo on July 14, 2026.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at an event in Tokyo on July 14, 2026.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at an event in Tokyo on July 14, 2026.

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Softbank Group CEO Son meets with French President Macron

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son (R) heads to the venue of a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on June 1, 2026.

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Softbank Group CEO Son meets with French President Macron

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son (L) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on June 1, 2026.

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Softbank Group CEO Son meets with French President Macron

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son meets the press following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on June 1, 2026.

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Softbank Group CEO Son meets with French President Macron

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son (L) speaks during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on June 1, 2026.

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SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

Photo taken on April 12, 2026, shows a signboard with a SoftBank Group Corp. logo in front of the building housing its headquarters in Tokyo. The tech conglomerate's market capitalization topped 47 trillion yen ($295 billion) on June 1, 2026, following recent stock price gains backed by the company's aggressive investments in AI, surpassing Toyota Motor Corp. as Japan's largest company in terms of total market value.

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SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

Photo taken on April 12, 2026, shows a building housing the headquarters of SoftBank Group Corp. in Tokyo. The tech conglomerate's market capitalization topped 47 trillion yen ($295 billion) on June 1, 2026, following recent stock price gains backed by the company's aggressive investments in AI, surpassing Toyota Motor Corp. as Japan's largest company in terms of total market value.

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SoftBank Group's earnings results for FY 2025

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 13, 2026. SoftBank Group posted a net profit of 5 trillion yen, a record high for a Japanese company.

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SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son addresses a groundbreaking ceremony for a gas-fired power plant in Piketon, Ohio, on March 20, 2026.

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SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son speaks to reporters in Piketon, Ohio, on March 20, 2026, as he attends a groundbreaking ceremony for a gas-fired power plant.

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SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son (C) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (R) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a gas-fired power plant in Piketon, Ohio, on March 20, 2026.

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SoftBank Group Chairman Son in Ohio

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son (C) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (R) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a gas-fired power plant in Piketon, Ohio, on March 20, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. summit

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son (L) chats with Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa during a dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto at press conference

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2026.

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto at press conference

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2026.

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S. Korean president Lee meets SoftBank CEO Son

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (R) shakes hands with SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son prior to their meeting at the presidential office in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2025.

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S. Korean president Lee meets SoftBank CEO Son

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (R) shakes hands with SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son prior to their meeting at the presidential office in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2025.

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S. Korean president Lee meets SoftBank CEO Son

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (R) and SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son hold talks at the presidential office in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2025.

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Signing ceremony for Japanese investment in U.S.

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son (R) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick pose for a photo at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after signing a document on boosting Japanese investment in the United States based on a tariff deal struck in July.

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U.S. President Trump meets Japanese business leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son during his meeting with Japanese business leaders at the U.S. ambassador's official residence in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump meets Japanese business leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son during his meeting with Japanese business leaders at the U.S. ambassador's official residence in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump meets Japanese business leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son during his meeting with Japanese business leaders at the U.S. ambassador's official residence in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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SoftBank Group CFO

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 13, 2025.

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SoftBank CFO at press conference

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2025.

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Nvidia CEO Huang, Softbank CEO Son

U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang (L) talks with SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son during an event on artificial intelligence in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024.

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto explains the company's earnings at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at an event hosted by the Japanese tech and investment giant in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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SoftBank Group to launch AI service to analyze medical data

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2024, as the company announces a plan to launch a medical service using AI to analyze genes and other personal medical data.

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SoftBank Group to launch AI service to analyze medical data

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2024, as the company announces a plan to launch a medical service using AI to analyze genes and other personal medical data.

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SoftBank Group to launch AI service to analyze medical data

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2024, as the company announces a plan to launch a medical service using AI to analyze genes and other personal medical data.

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SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at a regular shareholder meeting in Tokyo on June 21, 2024.

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SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son (L) speaks at a regular shareholder meeting in Tokyo on June 21, 2024.

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Softbank Group logs annual loss

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 13, 2024, after the Japanese tech and investment giant registered a net loss of 227.65 billion yen ($1.5 billion) for the year ended March 31.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech at an event in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2023.

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto attends a press conference over the company's earnings in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2023.

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SoftBank Group CFO Goto

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto explains the company's earnings at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2023.

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AI symposium in Tokyo

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at an AI-themed symposium at the University of Tokyo in the capital on July 4, 2023.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at a regular shareholders' meeting of the company in Tokyo on June 21, 2023.

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Softbank Group logs annual loss

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2023, as the Japanese tech and investment giant registered a net loss of 970.14 billion yen ($7.2 billion) for the year ended March 31.

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Softbank CFO Goto

Softbank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2023, explaining the company's earnings results from April 2022 to December.

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SoftBank unit and others develop humanoid robot

TOKYO, Japan, April 26 Kyodo - Combined photo taken in Saitama Prefecture on April 24, 2018, shows a prototype of a humanoid robot transforming from a two-seater vehicle (top) to a humanoid robot (bottom). The robot, to be used in amusement parks, was developed by Asratec Corp., a SoftBank Group Corp. subsidiary, and two other firms

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Rakuten mulls new cell phone venture: sources

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken in Tokyo in December 2016 shows a Rakuten store selling low-priced mobile phones. Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is considering entering the domestic mobile telecommunications market, taking on an industry currently dominated by NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp., sources familiar with the matter said on Dec. 14, 2017.

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Softbank cuts profit forecast

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son (R), president of Softbank Corp., announces the company's earnings forecast for fiscal 2014 at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2014. Softbank cut its group operating profit forecast for the year through March 2015 to 900 billion yen from 1 trillion yen, citing a slump at its U.S. mobile unit Sprint Corp.

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SoftBank group posts record profit of 527.04 bil yen

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp., smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2014. Son said Softbank's group net profit for the past year to March surged 41.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 527.04 billion yen. The company's group net profit topped that of NTT Docomo Inc. for the first time.

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SoftBank group posts record profit of 527.04 bil yen

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp., at a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2014, stands in front of a sign board saying Softbank's group operating profit exceeded one trillion yen for the year just ended. Group net profit for the past year to March surged 41.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 527.04 billion yen.