Japanese technology company SoftBank Group lost more than $6 billion last quarter as its earnings were hammered by money-losing investments, including a bailout for office-space sharing startup WeWor…

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption The Hokuriku-Shinkansen line trains were parked in a yard in Nagano cityTen Japanese bullet trains partially submerged by floodwater from Typhoon Hagibis last mo…

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And he says he needs a second mega Vision Fund to make those dreams come true.
"I overestimated Adam's good side" and often "turned a blind eye" to his negative side, "especially when it came to gove…

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Hankos specializes in, well, hanko, also called inkan, the stamp-like personal seals you use in Japan to sign for deliveries, apply for bank loans, and do all sorts of other legal document stuff.
As …

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
Twitter user Namio’s hobby isn’t just knitting, but knitting woolen Gundam he…

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She has done Pokémon commercials and press conferences, she’s sung Pokémon anime theme songs, and she’s even voiced characters.
If you are keeping score, Nakagawa started hosting variety show Pokémon…

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Softbank chief executive Masayoshi SonThe boss of Softbank has admitted poor judgement in relation to its investment in WeWork after reporting its first qua…

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SoftBank Group, the Japanese tech investor, has slumped to a huge quarterly loss after the valuations of US companies WeWork and Uber plunged.
SoftBank’s first quarterly loss in 14 years comes after …

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REUTERS/Tetsushi KajimotoPrime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to make more Japanese - the world’s most dedicated cash-hoarders – switch to using cashless payments is producing some success, but not nearl…

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