SoftBank Group

SoftBank Group Corp. started out in 1981 as a distributor of computer software. As software is called “soft” in Japanese, the name “SoftBank” literally means “a bank of software.” We chose the word “bank” based on our grand aspiration to be a key source of infrastructure for the information society.
The SoftBank Group has continued to grow with the Internet as its business base. Currently, we are developing various businesses in the information industry, such as "mobile communication business", "broadband infrastructure business", "fixed communication business" and "internet · culture business".