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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

SoftBank offshoot to help boost decarbonization of regional govts

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son speaks in November. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Agoop Corp. plans to help regional governments and corporations decarbonize by analyzing information on the location of vehicles.

The SoftBank subsidiary -- which uses mobile phone location data to analyze human behaviors -- will propose initiatives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, such as encouraging people to use public transportation, based on analysis of the movement by private cars.

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