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    "currency": "JPY",
    "website": "https://group.softbank",
    "founded": 1981,
    "description": "Masayoshi Son's technology investment holding company, owner of a majority stake in chip designer Arm and manager of the Vision Funds. Heavily exposed to AI infrastructure bets.",
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      "figi": "OpenFIGI (open standard) — free to redistribute"
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