Japan's SoftBank enters battery business to power AI data centers

Nikkei Asia | May 11, 2026, 4:04 a.m. | Original

TOKYO -- SoftBank Corp. has launched a battery business in Japan to help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers, with plans to eventually expand overseas.

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