SoftBank at the center of yearlong Nikkei rally

TOKYO – It’s no surprise, perhaps, that SoftBank Group’s 22% stock rally these last 12 months exactly mirrors that of the broader Nikkei 225 index. Few Japanese conglomerates have benefited more from the Nikkei rally – or from the Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose policies – than the one that Masayoshi Son built. Case in point: […]