In brief: Japan lacks investment opportunities, says Masayoshi Son

nSoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son said that there is a lack of investment opportunities inside Japan as the country lags in AI race, Reuters reported.nSon added that “Japan has become a developing country” in the AI space.nWhile SoftBank’s US$100 billion Vision Fund has been pouring investment into late-stage tech startups around the world, it has overlooked investments in its home country in favor of markets like the US, China, and India.n“Japan needs to wake up to this new reality and catch up,” Son said.n