Home Business SoftBank Corp to buy $4 billion worth of new shares from Yahoo... Business SoftBank Corp to buy $4 billion worth of new shares from Yahoo Japan By Genpie - May 8, 2019 135 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Japan’s SoftBank Corp said on Wednesday it would buy 456.5 billion yen ($4.15 billion) worth of new shares to be issued by Yahoo Japan Corp, boosting its stake to 44.64 percent from 12.08 percent.