March 21, 2026

  SoftBank’s $500 Billion US Bet – Japan’s Biggest Deals Happen in English (Japan Times Mar. 21, 2026) SoftBank planning massive $500 billion data center in Ohio (full article below) Masayoshi Son just committed SoftBank to the largest construction project in US history: a 10-gigawatt AI data center campus in Ohio, backed by $33 billion […]

Japan’s Been Invited to a New Global Power Alliance. Guess What Language They Speak? politico.eu (Mar. 19, 2026) Japan, Canada, South Korea invited to Renew Europe Geoeconomic defence group (full article below) The EU’s Renew Europe group is pushing for a Geoeconomic Deterrence Pact with Japan, Canada, and South Korea – a trade bloc designed