Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd R) and Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) attend a meeting with SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son (2nd L) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo on February 3, 2025. Japan's SoftBank Group will form a joint venture with US tech giant OpenAI to offer advanced artificial intelligence to businesses, SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son announced on February 3. (Photo by Franck ROBICHON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK ROBICHON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)