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SOFTBANK's investment strategy is anything but soft. Under the leadership of founder, chairman, and CEO Masayoshi Son (sometimes referred to as the Bill Gates of Japan), the company makes investments in a variety of ventures. Its portfolio holdings span the mobile and fixed-line telecommunications, Internet commerce and content, technology services, marketing, and broadband infrastructure sectors, and more. The company also invests venture capital in Internet-related concerns in Asia and the US. Interests in SOFTBANK MOBILE, SOFTBANK TELECOM, and Yahoo Japan, along with its minority stake in Yahoo!, comprise the bedrock of SOFTBANK's holdings.
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1-9-1 Higashi Shinbashi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-7303, Japan
| | Phone: | +81-3-6889-2000 | | Fax: | +81-3-5543-0431 |
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Highlights | | Fiscal Year End: | March | | Revenue (2009): | 27476.10 M | | Revenue Growth (1 yr): | (-1.70%) | | Employees (2008): | 19,040 | | Employee Growth (1 yr): | 6.90% |
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Key People
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Chairman, President, and CEO:
Masayoshi Son
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Corporate Auditor:
Mitsuo Sano
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