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Tokyu Land Corporation and SoftBank Corp. Project Team Receive Honors in Barcelona for Selection as Finalist at World Smart City Awards

In November 2025, the “Smart City Tokyo Bay Takeshiba” (Smart City Takeshiba) project was selected as a finalist in the Enabling Technologies category of the World Smart City Awards, an international recognition honoring the world’s most i…

Inside SoftBank Corp.’s Massive AI Project: 2.5 Million Agents Created Company-Wide

In just ten weeks, SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) employees created more than 2.5 million AI agents, marking one of the largest known internal AI utilization initiatives ever conducted in Japan. Far more than a simple rollout of new tools, t…

Visitors to Japan from 14 Countries and Regions Can Make Cashless Payments by Using PayPay’s QR Codes

Japan continues to see more visitor arrivals, with the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) reporting 3.266 million arrivals in September 2025, marking the first time to reach over 3 million in the same month and a 13.7% year-on-year…