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Masayoshi Son
He is the founder of the SoftBank Group and a world-famous Japanese entrepreneur and business executive.
He has major influence in the fields of IT, telecommunications, and investment, and is sometimes called “the Investment King of Asia.”
In 1981, he founded SoftBank, which originally started as a wholesale distributor of computer software.
He gradually expanded into investments and achieved huge success with ventures such as Yahoo Japan and Alibaba.
Today, SoftBank has grown into a massive corporation involved in telecommunications (smartphones), the internet, robotics, and investment businesses.
He has major influence in the fields of IT, telecommunications, and investment, and is sometimes called “the Investment King of Asia.”
In 1981, he founded SoftBank, which originally started as a wholesale distributor of computer software.
He gradually expanded into investments and achieved huge success with ventures such as Yahoo Japan and Alibaba.
Today, SoftBank has grown into a massive corporation involved in telecommunications (smartphones), the internet, robotics, and investment businesses.
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Kurume University Junior and Senior High School
Kurume University Junior and Senior High School
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Zasshonokuma, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
This is the place where Masayoshi Son founded Japan SoftBank (now SoftBank Group) on September 3, 1981. He initially started the business from a room in a multi-tenant building. The history of SoftBank, which would grow into a global company, began from this small office. As the place of its founding, it is a symbolic location for the group.