SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan which focuses on investment management. The group primarily invests in companies operating in technology that offer goods and services to customers in a multitude of markets and industries ranging from the internet to automation. With over $100 billion in capital at its onset, SoftBank's Vision Fund is the world's largest technology-focused venture capital fund. Fund investors included sovereign wealth funds from countries in the Middle East.
A drop shot is a shot in some racket sports in which the ball is hit relatively softly, sometimes with topspin or backspin, so that it lands just over and close to the net. A well-placed and well-timed drop shot will make it difficult for the opposing player to hit an aggressive or offensive shot in return. The most successful drop shots will not allow the opponent to hit the ball back at all.
Maud Barger-Wallach was an American tennis player of the early 1900s.
Patrick Francis "Frank" Hadow was an English tennis player, who won the Wimbledon championship in 1878.
The 1998 Asian Games, officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad,, or simply Bangkok 1998, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 athletes across the continent. The sporting events commenced on 30 November 1998, a week earlier than the opening ceremony. It is a last time that the multi-sport event would be held in Bangkok until the 2007 Summer Universiade.
Soft tennis is a racket game played on a court of two halves, separated by a net. Soft tennis originated in Japan in 1884. Like regular tennis, it is played by individuals (singles) or pairs (doubles), whose objective is to hit the ball over the net, landing within the confines of the court, with the aim of preventing one's opponent from being able to hit it back. Matches are generally best-of-seven or best-of-nine. Soft tennis differs from regular tennis in that it uses soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls.
Soft tennis was a discipline of the tennis competitions at the 2006 Asian Games. Competition took place from December 2 to December 8. All events were held at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.
Soft tennis at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, China from 13 November 2010 to 19 November 2010. All events were held at Tianhe Tennis School.
Soft tennis was a discipline of the tennis competitions at the 2002 Asian Games. Competition took place from October 1 to October 7. All events were held at Sajik Tennis Courts. The host nation South Korea dominated the competition by winning all seven gold medals.
Softenni is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryō Azuchi. Beginning serialization in Mag Garden's Comic Blade in 2008, Softenni consists of eight volumes. An anime adaptation by Xebec aired on April 7, 2011 on Tokyo MX and finished on June 24, 2011.
The men's team soft tennis event was part of the soft tennis programme and took place between October 1 and 3, at the Sajik Tennis Courts.
The men's singles soft tennis event was part of the soft tennis programme and took place between October 5 and 7, at the Sajik Tennis Courts.
The men's doubles soft tennis event was part of the soft tennis programme and took place between October 4 and 7, at the Sajik Tennis Courts.
The women's singles soft tennis event was part of the soft tennis programme and took place between October 5 and 7, at the Sajik Tennis Courts.
The women's doubles soft tennis event was part of the soft tennis programme and took place between October 4 and 7, at the Sajik Tennis Courts.
The mixed doubles soft tennis event was part of the soft tennis programme and took place on October 7, at the Sajik Tennis Courts.
Soft tennis at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Incheon, South Korea from September 29 to October 4, 2014. All events were held at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts.
Soft tennis at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the JSC Tennis Court, Palembang, Indonesia. It was held from 28 August to 1 September 2018.
Stars Align is a Japanese original anime television series written and directed by Kazuki Akane and animated by Eight Bit. The series aired from October 10 to December 26, 2019.