{"id":32907,"date":"2026-05-14T11:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/?p=32907"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:11:11","slug":"softbanks-ai-investment-strategy-delivers-record-profit-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/fintech\/investments\/softbanks-ai-investment-strategy-delivers-record-profit-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u3001AI\u6295\u8cc7\u6226\u7565\u3067\u904e\u53bb\u6700\u9ad8\u76ca\u3092\u66f4\u65b0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u30b0\u30eb\u30fc\u30d7\u3001\u904e\u53bb\u6700\u9ad8\u306e\u6c7a\u7b97 \u4eba\u5de5\u77e5\u80fd\u3078\u306e\u6295\u8cc7\u3067\u83ab\u5927\u306a\u5229\u76ca\u3092\u4e0a\u3052\u3001\u904e\u53bb\u6700\u9ad8\u76ca\u3092\u66f4\u65b0\u3002\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u306f\u30012026\u5e743\u6708\u672b\u307e\u3067\u306e\u5e74\u9593\u7d14\u5229\u76ca\u304c\u7d0450\u5146\u5186\uff08$320\u5104\u5186\uff09\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3053\u306e\u9a5a\u7570\u7684\u306a\u53ce\u76ca\u306e\u4f38\u3073\u306f\u3001\u4f55\u3088\u308a\u3082\u307e\u305aOpenAI\u306e\u8a55\u4fa1\u304c\u9ad8\u307e\u3063\u305f\u7d50\u679c\u3067\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>in which SoftBank has become one of the biggest investors worldwide. The company&#8217;s Vision Fund saw significant profitbelts from its OpenAI holdings, which have quickly soared in value alongside the explosive worldwide demand for generative AI.<\/p>\n<p>\u3053\u306e\u7d50\u679c\u306f\u3001\u5b6b\u6b63\u7fa9\uff08\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u306e\u5275\u696d\u8005\u3067\u3001\u9577\u671f\u7684\u306b\u306fAI\u304c\u4e16\u754c\u7d4c\u6e08\u306e\u4e2d\u5fc3\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3079\u304d\u3060\u3068\u8003\u3048\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u516c\u8a00\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\uff09\u306e\u91ce\u5fc3\u7684\u306a\u9577\u671f\u7684\u30d7\u30ec\u30fc\u3092\u88cf\u4ed8\u3051\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<h4>\u3053\u3061\u3089\u3082\u304a\u8aad\u307f\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff1a <a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/fintech\/investments\/plug-and-play-japan-closes-%c2%a56-15-billion-fund-to-expand-global-reach-for-japanese-startups\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u30d7\u30e9\u30b0\u30fb\u30a2\u30f3\u30c9\u30fb\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30fb\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30f3\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30c8\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\u306e\u30b0\u30ed\u30fc\u30d0\u30eb\u5c55\u958b\u306b\u5411\u305161\u51045000\u4e07\u5186\u306e\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u30c9\u3092\u7d44\u6210<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3><strong>OpenAI\u3078\u306e\u6295\u8cc7\u304c\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u6700\u5927\u306eAI\u30d9\u30c3\u30c8\u306b<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Soft Bank&#8217;s profit boom shows how the boom in AI technology Is having an extraordinary financial impact on tech companies around the world. Over the last year, the company invested tens of billions of dollars in OpenAI, and its total invested amount is projected to be over $64 billion.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI&#8217;s valuation allegedly reached over $850 billion after new funding rounds, So making massive unrealized gains for SoftBank. SoftBank&#8217;s Vision Fund generated close to 3.<\/p>\n<p>1-3\u6708\u671f\u306b1\u5146\u30c9\u30eb\uff08$150\u5104\u5186\uff09\u306e\u5229\u76ca\u3092\u8a08\u4e0a\u30021\u5146\u5186\u8fd1\u3044\u5229\u76ca\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>9 trillion ($12 billion) in net profit for the quarterway above the analysts&#8217; estimates. This sharp rise represents a huge turnaround for the company after a number of years of volatility and losses connected to falling technology valuations and weaker performances from some Vision Fund investments.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u306e\u4e8b\u696d\u6226\u7565\u306e\u6838\u3068\u306a\u308bAI<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u4eca\u56de\u306e\u6c7a\u7b97\u5831\u544a\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u304cAI\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30e9\u3068\u696d\u754c\u306e\u5927\u4f01\u696d\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3079\u304f\u3001\u3044\u304b\u306b\u7a4d\u6975\u7684\u306a\u614b\u52e2\u3092\u518d\u69cb\u7bc9\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u304c\u6d6e\u304d\u5f6b\u308a\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u306f\u3001\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30a6\u30a7\u30a2\u4f01\u696d\u3078\u306e\u6295\u8cc7\u4ee5\u5916\u306b\u3082\u3001AI\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u3001\u30ed\u30dc\u30c3\u30c8\u5de5\u5b66\u3001\u30d0\u30c3\u30c6\u30ea\u30fc\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30e9\u3001\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u3001\u672a\u6765\u306e\u30b3\u30f3\u30d4\u30e5\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc\u6280\u8853\u306a\u3069\u306e\u5206\u91ce\u306b\u3082\u9032\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u306f\u81ea\u793e\u3092\u6295\u8cc7\u4f1a\u793e\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001AI\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30e9\u69cb\u7bc9\u4f1a\u793e\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3082\u4f4d\u7f6e\u3065\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>\u6700\u8fd1\u306e\u4e8b\u696d\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5927\u898f\u6a21AI\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u30fb\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30e9\u3078\u306e\u6295\u8cc7\u3001AI\u96fb\u529b\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u7528\u30d0\u30c3\u30c6\u30ea\u30fc\u306e\u88fd\u9020\u3001\u30ed\u30dc\u30c3\u30c8\u5de5\u5b66\u3001\u5927\u624b\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u30e1\u30fc\u30ab\u30fc\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a2\u30fc\u30e0\u30fb\u30db\u30fc\u30eb\u30c7\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u30b9\u3092\u901a\u3058\u305f\u534a\u5c0e\u4f53\u306a\u3069\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>\u3055\u3089\u306b\u3001\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u306f\u300cRoze\u300d\u3068\u540d\u4ed8\u3051\u3089\u308c\u305f\u5225\u306eAI\u30fb\u30ed\u30dc\u30c3\u30c8\u4f01\u696d\u306b\u3082\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u3093\u3067\u3044\u308b\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4f01\u696d\u306f\u3044\u3064\u304b\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u306e\u8a3c\u5238\u53d6\u5f15\u6240\u306b\u4e0a\u5834\u3057\u3001\u63a8\u5b9a\u6642\u4fa1\u7dcf\u984d\u306f$\u5104\u30c9\u30eb\u306b\u9054\u3059\u308b\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>\u4e0a\u8a18\u306e\u7523\u696d\u591a\u89d2\u5316\u6226\u7565\u306f\u3001\u4eba\u5de5\u77e5\u80fd\u304c\u4eca\u5f8c\u6570\u5e74\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u3042\u3089\u3086\u308b\u7523\u696d\u306b\u9769\u547d\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3059\u3068\u3044\u3046\u5275\u696d\u8005\u306e\u78ba\u4fe1\u306b\u3088\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u30a2\u30fc\u30e0\u3068AI\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u304c\u6210\u9577\u898b\u901a\u3057\u3092\u5f37\u5316<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u6295\u8cc7\u5bb6\u306e\u71b1\u72c2\u306e\u3082\u3046\u4e00\u3064\u306e\u6e90\u6cc9\u306f\u3001\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u5098\u4e0b\u306e\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u8a2d\u8a08\u4f1a\u793e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a2\u30fc\u30e0\u306e\u696d\u7e3e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30a2\u30fc\u30e0\u306f\u3001AI\u30b3\u30f3\u30d4\u30e5\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u30fb\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30e9\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u9700\u8981\u306e\u9ad8\u307e\u308a\u304b\u3089\u3001\u5927\u304d\u306a\u5f8c\u62bc\u3057\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>\u540c\u793e\u306f\u6700\u8fd1\u3001\u4eca\u5f8c\u6570\u5e74\u9593\u3067\u6bce\u5e74\u6570\u5341\u5104\u30c9\u30eb\u306e\u53ce\u76ca\u3092\u4e0a\u3052\u308b\u3068\u4e88\u6e2c\u3055\u308c\u308bAI\u4e2d\u5fc3\u306e\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u8a2d\u8a08\u3092\u767a\u8868\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>\u534a\u5c0e\u4f53\u4f01\u696d\u306f\u3001AI\u30e2\u30c7\u30eb\u304c\u5927\u578b\u5316\u3057\u3001\u30af\u30e9\u30a6\u30c9AI\u30a2\u30d7\u30ea\u30b1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3001\u81ea\u5f8b\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u3001\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u5411\u3051\u306b\u5341\u5206\u306a\u901f\u5ea6\u306e\u30d7\u30ed\u30bb\u30c3\u30b5\u3092\u5fc5\u8981\u3068\u3059\u308b\u6d88\u8cbb\u96fb\u529b\u304c\u5897\u52a0\u3059\u308b\u306b\u3064\u308c\u3066\u3001\u9700\u8981\u304c\u62e1\u5927\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>Arm&#8217;s power-efficient architecture is gaining serious appeal for AI infrastructure vendors looking for lower management and electricity bills. Arm&#8217;s success then further consolidates SoftBank&#8217;s coverage of the whole AI value chain.<\/p>\n<p>\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30a6\u30a7\u30a2\u304b\u3089\u534a\u5c0e\u4f53\u3001\u30af\u30e9\u30a6\u30c9\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30e9\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30ed\u30dc\u30c3\u30c8\u5de5\u5b66\u307e\u3067\u3002.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u30c6\u30af\u30ce\u30ed\u30b8\u30fc\u7523\u696d\u3078\u306e\u5f71\u97ff<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u306e\u696d\u7e3e\u306f\u3001\u4e16\u754c\u306eAI\u7af6\u4e89\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u5f71\u97ff\u529b\u306e\u9ad8\u307e\u308a\u3092\u6d6e\u304d\u5f6b\u308a\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>Japan is emerging as a serious force in AI infrastructure thanks to SoftBank&#8217;s bold moves. Its push into semiconductors, robotics, batteries, and data centers is reshaping the country&#8217;s tech scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u6280\u8853\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u9700\u8981\u304c\u9ad8\u307e\u308b\u306b\u3064\u308c\u3001\u30af\u30e9\u30a6\u30c9\u30fb\u30b3\u30f3\u30d4\u30e5\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u3001\u5148\u7aef\u88fd\u9020\u696d\u3001\u30a8\u30cd\u30eb\u30ae\u30fc\u30fb\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u3001\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u30fb\u30b5\u30d7\u30e9\u30a4\u30fb\u30c1\u30a7\u30fc\u30f3\u306a\u3069\u306e\u4f01\u696d\u306f\u65b0\u305f\u306a\u30d3\u30b8\u30cd\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30b9\u3092\u898b\u51fa\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u95a2\u5fc3\u3068\u5229\u7528\u304c\u9ad8\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u30bb\u30af\u30bf\u30fc\u5168\u4f53\u3067\u6295\u8cc7\u304c\u5897\u52a0\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>\u4ed6\u306e\u65e5\u672c\u4f01\u696d\u3084\u6295\u8cc7\u5bb6\u3082\u8ffd\u968f\u3059\u308b\u50be\u5411\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30b8\u30a7\u30cd\u30ec\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6AI\u304c\u91d1\u878d\u3001\u88fd\u9020\u3001\u30d8\u30eb\u30b9\u30b1\u30a2\u3001\u30c6\u30ec\u30b3\u30e0\u306a\u3069\u306b\u5e83\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3001AI\u306b\u7126\u70b9\u3092\u5f53\u3066\u305f\u8a66\u307f\u306b\u306f\u3088\u308a\u591a\u304f\u306e\u8cc7\u91d1\u304c\u6ce8\u304e\u8fbc\u307e\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>AI\u96c6\u4e2d\u3092\u3081\u3050\u308b\u30ea\u30b9\u30af\u3068\u61f8\u5ff5<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3082\u4e0d\u5b89\u8996\u3059\u308b\u5c02\u9580\u5bb6\u3082\u5c11\u306a\u304f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u304cOpenAI\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u6df1\u3081\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u88cf\u76ee\u306b\u51fa\u308b\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5927\u304d\u306a\u30ea\u30bf\u30fc\u30f3\u3092\u5f97\u308b\u306b\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u3088\u308a\u91cd\u3044\u30a8\u30af\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3067\u3059\u3002\u8ab0\u3082\u304c\u305d\u308c\u3092\u5b89\u5168\u3060\u3068\u8003\u3048\u3066\u3044\u308b\u308f\u3051\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u30021\u3064\u306e\u8ced\u3051\u306e\u6bd4\u91cd\u304c\u5927\u304d\u3059\u304e\u308b\u3068\u3001\u30ea\u30b9\u30af\u306f\u7a4d\u307f\u91cd\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>Nowhere near light on what it owes, the company borrowed heavily to push forward its AI ambitions &#8211; think big temporary loans, bonds tied to bets on OpenAI-linked ventures. Word has it rating watchdogs are uneasy, watching how much more SoftBank leans on just a handful of fast-growing tech plays while debt piles up.<\/p>\n<p>\u7a81\u7136\u3001\u73fe\u5728\u306eAI\u306e\u5024\u672d\u304c\u3044\u3064\u307e\u3067\u7d9a\u304f\u306e\u304b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u7591\u554f\u304c\u98db\u3073\u51fa\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002OpenAI Google Anthropic\u3084Meta\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u306e\u9593\u3067\u4e8b\u614b\u304c\u7dca\u8feb\u3059\u308b\u306b\u3064\u308c\u3001\u5727\u529b\u304c\u9ad8\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u6b21\u3005\u3068\u52d5\u304d\u304c\u52a0\u901f\u3002\u305d\u306e\u305f\u3073\u306b\u3001\u53e4\u3044\u6570\u5b57\u304c\u63fa\u3089\u3044\u3067\u3044\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u611f\u3058\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5f90\u3005\u306b\u81ea\u4fe1\u304c\u63fa\u3089\u304e\u59cb\u3081\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3082\u306a\u304a\u3001\u6295\u8cc7\u5bb6\u306e\u591a\u304f\u306f\u3001\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u3092AI\u306e\u4eca\u5f8c\u306e\u65b9\u5411\u6027\u3092\u793a\u3059\u660e\u78ba\u306a\u30b7\u30b0\u30ca\u30eb\u3068\u898b\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u524d\u9014<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Soft Bank&#8217;s most recent earnings reveal just how quickly artificial intelligence is now having a transformative influence upon world investment markets and the corporate world.<\/p>\n<p>\u8a18\u9332\u7684\u306a\u5229\u76ca\u306f\u3001AI\u304c\u5358\u306a\u308b\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30a6\u30a7\u30a2\u30c8\u30ec\u30f3\u30c9\u306e\u30d6\u30fc\u30e0\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u534a\u5c0e\u4f53\u3001\u30ed\u30dc\u30c3\u30c8\u5de5\u5b66\u3001\u30a8\u30cd\u30eb\u30ae\u30fc\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30e9\u3001\u30af\u30e9\u30a6\u30c9\u30b3\u30f3\u30d4\u30e5\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u3001\u81ea\u5f8b\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u3092\u542b\u3080\u3044\u304f\u3064\u304b\u306e\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u7523\u696d\u30a8\u30b3\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u306e\u57fa\u76e4\u3078\u3068\u9032\u5316\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8a3c\u660e\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>\n<p>As for Japan&#8217;s tech sector, SoftBank&#8217;s rise heralds increasing levels of investment and infrastructure around AI.<\/p>\n<p>Its broadening reach within the AI supply chain represents an opportunity to bolster Japan&#8217;s standing within the new IT economy. Since then, AI news worldwide have been as high as ever, and it seems clear that Saraiab is not just an investor, but willing to be one of the main architect of the AI revolution.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SoftBank Group posted its best result ever as huge returns from its artificial intelligence investments helped the Japanese tech titan to record profits. The SoftBank revealed annual net profit of around 5tn ($32bn) for the year to end-March 2026, nearly quintuple the previous year. The extraordinary earnings growth was First and foremost the result of the rising valuation of OpenAI. in which SoftBank has become one of the biggest investors worldwide. The company&#8217;s Vision Fund saw significant profitbelts from its OpenAI holdings, which have quickly soared in value alongside the explosive worldwide demand for generative AI. 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