Japan's SoftBank to form JV with Sharp for solar power biz

Japan's SoftBank to form JV with Sharp for solar power biz

A man looks at his phone as he walks past an advertising poster of the SoftBank telecommunications company in Tokyo October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp said on Thursday it is forming a joint venture with Sharp Corp in the solar power plant business, a move that could give a boost to Sharp’s ailing solar panel operations.

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