SoftBank says WeWork Japan can become profitable 'in near future'

TOKYO (Reuters) - WeWork's Japan unit can become profitable "in the near future", the Japanese partner of the U.S. office-space sharing startup said on Tuesday, amid investor scepticism over its path to profitability.WeWork Japan, a joint venture between the U.S. startup, telco SoftBank Corp and its parent SoftBank Group Corp , is growing well with high occupancy rates, SoftBank Corp's CEO Ken Miyauchi said.SoftBank was forced to rescue WeWork last month following a flopped IPO attempt. That..