SOFTBANK CORP. and some companies of the SOFTBANK Group provide their regular employees with childbirth allowance of 50,000 yen for the first child, 100,000 yen for the second, one million yen for the third, three million yen for the fourth and five million yen for the fifth as part of company efforts to address Japan's low birthrate and establish a workplace where employees can decide with confidence to have and rear children. During fiscal 2010, about 640 employees received childbirth allowance for their first or second children and about 50 people received it for their third, fourth or fifth children.

The SOFTBANK Group also provides, free of charge, mobile handsets with a security function designed for children to regular employees working for a Group company for over one year upon request when their children enter elementary school. The employees are exempted from paying the basic monthly charge while they are with the SOFTBANK Group. During fiscal 2010, about 240 children received handsets. This initiative will be continued as part of unique efforts by the Group to facilitate improved communication between parents and their children.

The SOFTBANK Group sets November as Family Month to coincide with the Family Day designated by the government. In November every year, the SOFTBANK Group holds various events such as Family Day, on which employees' families and friends are invited to the workplace, and Family Award, which invites employees to submit photos on the theme of “family ties” and displays the photos entered. Other events at the workplace are also organized to provide opportunities to spend more fun time with families and friends such as the SOFTBANK Group Firework Festival, an event to watch a firework festival at Tokyo Bay from Festa, a company cafeteria at Shiodome Office that offers a panoramic view of Odaiba and Rainbow Bridge, and Festa de Cooking, a parent and child cooking lesson.

In addition, SOFTBANK and the three telecommunications companies of the SOFTBANK Group hold original programs under the themes of “building wholesome parent-child relationship” and “thinking seriously about environmental and nature issues” during the school summer break every year in cooperation with C.C.C. Furano Nature School, a non-profit organization, as an opportunity for them to spend time together and deepen parent-child communication amid the nature of Hokkaido through environmental lessons and various activities.

SOFTBANK CORP. and the three telecommunications companies of the SOFTBANK Group have a system to grant volunteer leave to those who join in volunteer activities that meet certain criteria in an effort to raise employees awareness of and participation in volunteer activities. Information about volunteer activities are posted on the intranet to promote their participation in volunteer work. About 50 employees used volunteer leave system to work as volunteer staff at Walk the World, a charity event to help starving children, and at Marunouchi Kids Festa 2010, a class to teach kids Internet manners. Also those employees who participated in support activities in the affected areas of the Great East Japan Earthquake were granted extended volunteer leave.

The Group also organizes an event to call for blood donation at workplace in summer and winter when to raise awareness of and participation in blood donation. About 620 employees in total donated blood at the events in fiscal 2010. Bone-marrow transplant donor leave is also in place so that employees who have received a notice of bone-marrow matching can take paid leave necessary for examination and hospitalization for bone-marrow donation.