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TOKYO -- SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is intent on taking the group back to its roots as an investor in tech companies and vowed to more than double its value at its annual shareholders meeting. [1]

Visionaries ahead of their time often run foul of shareholders with shorter time horizons. (confirmed by 3 sources) [2]

TOKYO -- Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of Japan's SoftBank Group, is canceling his speech at a major investment conference in Saudi Arabia. [3]

Headlines call Masayoshi Son, founder and CEO of SoftBank Group, the "Warren Buffett of technology" as he has pivoted from the dull, capital intensive, low-margin telecom business to an investment fund model where he has put billions into companies f... [4]

TOKYO -- There can be little doubt that Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of Japan's SoftBank Group, was one of the most notable business people in Asia in 2017, given his bold decisions and far-reaching strategies. [5]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-06-20 · 100% match

'We are unicorn hunters,' says Masayoshi Son

TOKYO -- SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is intent on taking the group back to its roots as an investor in tech companies and vowed to more than double its value at its annual shareholders meeting.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-07-19 · 100% match

Masayoshi Son's 'crazy' act wears thin

Visionaries ahead of their time often run foul of shareholders with shorter time horizons.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-10-23 · 100% match

Masayoshi Son will not speak at Saudi conference

TOKYO -- Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of Japan's SoftBank Group, is canceling his speech at a major investment conference in Saudi Arabia.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-10-02 · 100% match

Do not mistake Masayoshi Son for Warren Buffett

Headlines call Masayoshi Son, founder and CEO of SoftBank Group, the "Warren Buffett of technology" as he has pivoted from the dull, capital intensive, low-margin telecom business to an investment fund model where he has put billions into companies f

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-12-29 · 100% match

SoftBank Masayoshi Son inspired by dad's business travails

TOKYO -- There can be little doubt that Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of Japan's SoftBank Group, was one of the most notable business people in Asia in 2017, given his bold decisions and far-reaching strategies.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-27 · 100% match

How Howard Lutnick and Masayoshi Son put Japan on the hook for $550bn

International relationsHow Howard Lutnick and Masayoshi Son put Japan on the hook for $550bn SoftBank CEO's financing search for massive projects led him to tariff talks Howard Lutnick, left, and Masayoshi Son stand with then-President-elect Donald T

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-07-29 · 100% match

Masayoshi Son commits $2bn to Indonesia through Grab

StartupsMasayoshi Son commits $2bn to Indonesia through Grab SoftBank CEO meets Jokowi with plans to focus on AI and green vehicles SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, center, met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday and promised to invest another $

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-09-24 · 100% match

Masayoshi Son talks about how Steve Jobs inspired SoftBank's ARM deal

TOKYO -- With his 3.3 trillion yen ($31 billion) acquisition of British chip designer ARM Holdings, SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son has taken a step toward securing his company's position in the "internet of things" era.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-08-08 · 100% match

Masayoshi Son hurries out Vision Fund 2 before market turns

Three times in recent years, SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son went to visit the Kuwait Investment Authority in an attempt to cajole that Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund into investing in the first iteration of his Vision Fund.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-09 · 100% match

How Masayoshi Son just exponentially complicated his life

TOKYO -- SoftBank may soon find itself facing complicated investment decisions with potential legal pitfalls as its new fund, to be set up jointly with Saudi Arabia, begins operations.

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