SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has floated the idea of creating a joint US-Japan sovereign wealth fund to make large-scale investments in tech and infrastructure across the US.
The idea has been raised at the highest political levels in Washington and Tokyo, according to three people close to the situation, and could become a template for other governments to forge closer investment ties with the US.
The plan, which has been discussed directly between Son and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and outlined to other top government figures in both countries, has not yet crystallised into a formal proposal, according to three people close to the situation.