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THE DECODERPublished: Apr 13, 2026, 22:01 JST

SoftBank rallies Japan's industrial leaders to develop homegrown AI foundation and break free from US and Chinese model dependency

SoftBank rallies Japan's industrial leaders to develop homegrown AI foundation and break free from US and Chinese model dependency

SoftBank is organizing Japan's steel giants, automakers, and banks to collaborate on building an independent AI foundation model

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