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I wouldn't be worried about the IP, though the the position in low-latency real-estate might give SoftBank extra visibility into the financial health of up-and-coming startups.

SoftBank doesn't appear to be in the business of theft, but rather in the huge-risk/huge-payoff gambling/investment business.

> SoftBank doesn't appear to be in the business of theft, but rather in the huge-risk/huge-payoff gambling/investment business.

It would appear that way. I look at through the lens of Facebook buying an Israeli VPN provider that it then used to buyout up and coming businesses[0].

[0] https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/21/facebook-removes-onavo/

We Work leases the vast majority of their space so SoftBank isn't buying up a bunch of real estate.

What interest does Japan have in doing that?