Japan’s Softbank gets big bite of US mobile carrier Sprint
Japanese internet - related business Softbank Corp seals its largest ever foreign acquisition, having reached a deal to buy 70% of US mobile carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. The deal worth $20.1bln will ...
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View ArticleSoftbank of Japan to buy 70 pct of Sprint for $20.1B shot in the arm for...
TOKYO - Japan's Softbank has agreed to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20.1 billion, giving the struggling U.S. cellphone company an infusion of cash and confidence. The deal, announced Monday ...
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As seen through the eyes of Chuck Warner, Swimming World ContributorNEW HAVEN, Connecticut, October 15. THIS is the ninth column in a series about the history of swimming. The sport's only ...
View ArticleVideo Japans Softbank makes risky sprint into U.S. market
Japanese mobile operator Softbank says it will buy up to 70 per cent of Sprint, the third-largest U.S. carrier, for over $20-billion (U.S.) - the largest overseas acquisition by a Japanese ...
View ArticleLargest Acquisition by a Japanese Company Announced
TOKYO -- Mobile phone service provider Softbank has announced what would be the largest-ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company. It intends to purchase Sprint, the number three ...
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By Do Je-hae Staff Reporter Ahead of the March opening of services to Japanese cities, Air Busan introduced Wednesday upgraded reservation services through its new Web site, airbusan.com. The ...
View ArticleJapanese researcher Moriguchi admits lying about stem cell clinical trial
Japanese researcher Hisashi Moriguchi, who said that he had implemented the world's first clinical trial using a trailblazing stem cell technology, has admitted that most of what he claimed in an ...
View ArticlePolitical impasse in Japan is a concern for debt
Japanese legislation is stalling due to an impasse between Japan's government and opposition parties. Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service has spoken of its concern at the stalled ...
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View ArticleTokyo Public Law Office opens consultancy designed for foreigners
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View ArticleU.S. support on Senkakus sought
Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba met Monday with visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and sought Washington's support for Japan's position on the Senkaku Islands, officials ...
View ArticleJapanese foreign minister offers apology to former U.S. POWs
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View ArticleBritain basks in unprecedented tennis success
PARIS — Having waited 76 years for a men's Grand Slam champion and 24 years to celebrate a women's tour winner, Britain, once tennis' cash-heavy running joke, is suddenly a ...
View ArticleJapans Softbank to acquire majority stake in Sprint Nextel Corp.
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View ArticleChina slams Japan’s moves to win support over Diaoyu
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) once again refuted a rumor Monday after a microblog user said that its gold products partially contain ...
View ArticleJapans FSA plans tougher lending limits on banks - Nikkei
(Reuters) - Japan's Financial Services Agency will place a stricter limit on the size of loans that major banking groups can provide to corporate borrowers, the Nikkei said.Current regulations ...
View ArticleThe REAL Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan
Like all Americans, I was taught that the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to end WWII and save both American and Japanese lives. But most of the top American military ...
View ArticleRenesas to be acquired by Japanese consortium reports say
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View ArticleJapans Softbank to purchase up to 70 of Sprint
NEW YORK/TOKYO--Japanese mobile operator Softbank Corp. said it will buy up to 70 percent in Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest U.S. carrier, for US$21.1 billion -- the most a Japanese firm has ...
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