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                    [Title] => SoftBank to sell almost all its Alibaba stake: report
                    [Summary] => SoftBank was an early investor in the Chinese internet giant founded by Jack Ma but began to offload its shares last year.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-04-13 13:08:00
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                    [ArticleID] => 1878580
                    [Title] => Shares in SoftBank mobile unit plunge for second day
                    [Summary] => Shares in the mobile unit of Japanese technology giant SoftBank resumed steep declines Thursday on their second trading day after a bruising debut saw stocks close 14.5 percent lower.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-12-20 10:30:00
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                    [Title] => Softbank to invest $20M in Phl startups
                    [Summary] => 

Japanese telco Softbank will invest over $20 million in startups in the Philippines with the creation of a new fund.

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A cooing, gesturing humanoid on wheels that can decipher emotions has been unveiled in Japan by billionaire Masayoshi Son who says robots should be tender and make people smile.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-06 11:11:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20160605/emotional-robot.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1331745 [Title] => Emotional robot set for sale in Japan next year [Summary] =>

A cooing, gesturing humanoid on wheels that can decipher emotions has been unveiled in Japan by billionaire Masayoshi Son who says robots should be tender and make people smile.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-06 03:33:09 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1796133 [AuthorName] => Yuri Kageyama [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 735675 [Title] => Globe, Softbank join hands for Japan remittances [Summary] =>

Starting Nov.1, Filipinos based in Japan can send their remittance to the Philippines using the Softbank Payment Service Corp. and GCash Remit, the remittance service of G-Xchange Inc. (GXI), a subsidiary of Globe Telecom Inc.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 734266 [Title] => Steve Jobs likened to Leonardo da Vinci [Summary] =>

Softbank Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, whose company is the sole carrier of the iPhone in Japan, compares Steve Jobs to Leonardo da Vinci.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-06 13:51:05 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 672633 [Title] => Softbank CEO to donate $120M to tsunami victims [Summary] =>

Japan Internet conglomerate Softbank Corp. said Monday its CEO Masayoshi Son will donate $120 million of his personal wealth plus his salary until he retires to help tsunami victims.

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Apple's newest iPhone was in short supply just hours after its global launch began in Tokyo on Thursday morning as hundreds queued outside stores across the city to become among the first in the world to own the device.

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Japan is already wild for Apple's latest iPhone.

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