PANews reported on October 22 that SoftBank Group has returned to the overseas bond market for the second time this year to actively raise funds for artificial intelligence. According to people familiar with the matter, the Japanese technology investment giant is seeking to raise approximately US$1.5 billion to US$2 billion in the US dollar bond market and approximately 500 million euros through euro-denominated bonds. A SoftBank spokesperson said the size of the bond transaction has not yet been finalized. With the emphasis on new artificial intelligence investments, SoftBank's billionaire founder Masayoshi Son has pledged up to US$500 billion in funding for a project called "Stargate" and announced earlier this year plans to invest US$30 billion in OpenAI. So far, SoftBank has raised at least US$24 billion through loans and bonds in 2025, one of the company's largest financing activities in history.