SoftBank brings coronavirus test service to individuals in Japan

App-based business signals technology investor's broader medical ambitions

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SoftBank's PCR testing facility in Chiba Prefecture. With another facility in Hokkaido, the company can process around 13,000 tests per day. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group on Wednesday made its coronavirus testing service available to individuals in Japan via an app offered by its cellphone service provider, a move that shows the investor's broader ambitions in the health care technology business.

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