(L-R) Sakura internet Inc President and CEO Kunihiro Tanaka, SoftBank Corp. President and CEO Junichi Miyakawa, Microsoft Japan President Miki Tsusaka, Microsoft's Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshiro Ino, pose before their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on April 3, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)