SoftBank unveils HQ just as Covid-19 forces office decamp


SoftBank Group Corp Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son in Tokyo, Japan in 2017. — Reuters

TOKYO: SoftBank Group Corp on Sept 9 unveiled the building that will house its new WeWork-designed headquarters, in a long-planned move that comes just as the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide forces a shift away from office working.

Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba's biggest tenant will be SoftBank unit SoftBank Corp, whose Chief Executive Ken Miyauchi told reporters at the unveiling that 60% to 70% of the wireless carrier's employees are currently working remotely.

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