SoftBank Group is set to issue 260 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in subordinated bonds to individual investors, marking its return to the retail bond market just two months after its previous offering. The bonds, with a 35-year maturity and an option for redemption after five years, will be priced on June 5. Initial coupon guidance is set between 4.8% and 5.6% for the first five years. This move comes as SoftBank faces increasing funding demands for AI-related investments, particularly following its significant investment in OpenAI, which has surpassed $60 billion. The company's credit risk, as measured by credit default swaps, remains high among Japanese corporations, having widened by about 70 basis points since 2026.