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SoftBank Group launches AI healthcare joint venture with Tempus AI

Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group has launched a joint venture with Tempus AI that aims to analyse personal medical data with artificial intelligence (AI) to

SoftBank Group launches AI healthcare joint venture with Tempus AI
Business|Economy

Japan orders compliance improvements at MUFG bank and securities tie-ups with Morgan Stanley

Japan's banking regulator on Monday ordered the banking and securities units of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) to improve compliance measures after the

Japan orders compliance improvements at MUFG bank and securities tie-ups with Morgan Stanley
Business|Technology

SoftBank CEO talks up artificial super intelligence ambitions

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Friday that the group's mission was to help in humanity's progress by realising artificial super intelligence, which he said

SoftBank CEO talks up artificial super intelligence ambitions
Business|Economy

Japan watchdog recommends action on MUFG units over sharing of client data

Japan's securities watchdog recommended on Friday that the banking and securities units of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) be penalised for what it said was

Japan watchdog recommends action on MUFG units over sharing of client data
Business

Half of Japanese firms see another Trump presidency as risk, Reuters poll shows

Roughly half of Japanese firms see another Donald Trump presidency as a potential risk to business, with the prospect of increased protectionism the leading cause for

Half of Japanese firms see another Trump presidency as risk, Reuters poll shows
Business

SoftBank seen likely to log first quarterly profit in over a year

Japan's SoftBank Group is expected to post a net profit for the first time in five quarters when the tech investment giant reports earnings on Thursday, benefiting

SoftBank seen likely to log first quarterly profit in over a year
Business

SoftBank makes another bet on WeWork, hoping landlords will too

WeWork's $3 billion debt for equity swap deal with its creditors marks the latest effort by top shareholder SoftBank to revive the troubled office-space provider and

SoftBank makes another bet on WeWork, hoping landlords will too
Business|Economy

Big Japan banks forecast record profits, signal optimism as domestic rates normalise

Japan's three biggest banks forecast record income in the coming year on Wednesday, signalling increased optimism about an economy that has only just exited from years

Big Japan banks forecast record profits, signal optimism as domestic rates normalise
Business|Economy

Japan's SoftBank swings to quarterly profit, eyes on Arm unit

Japan's SoftBank Group swung to a net profit in the final quarter of its financial year, it said on Monday, even as an investment loss at its Vision Fund arm

Japan's SoftBank swings to quarterly profit, eyes on Arm unit
Business|Economy|Political

Japan's Kishida makes public push on capital market reforms

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a public push to woo foreign investment on Wednesday, pledging further capital market reforms and promoting asset management

Japan's Kishida makes public push on capital market reforms
Business|Technology

SoftBank's $184 billion portfolio key to beating AI rivals, says Vision Fund CFO

Japanese technology investor Softbank Group believes it has an advantage over smaller rivals because it can leverage its entire $183.6 billion portfolio to help it

SoftBank's $184 billion portfolio key to beating AI rivals, says Vision Fund CFO
Business|Technology

SoftBank seen returning to loss in Q4 despite tech stock strength

Japanese technology

SoftBank seen returning to loss in Q4 despite tech stock strength
Business|Economy|News|World

Nomura net profit leaps as retail income surges

Nomura Holdings, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Friday a 670% jump in quarterly net profit compared to a year earlier as its retail and

Nomura net profit leaps as retail income surges
Business|Economy|News|World

Activist investor Elliott buys stake in Japan's Sumitomo, source says

U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management Corp has bought a stake in Sumitomo Corp worth several tens of billions of yen, a person familiar with the situation said on

Activist investor Elliott buys stake in Japan's Sumitomo, source says

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