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And it's so un-Japanese. See what the Japanese government (or old power in Japan) has been spending the money on recently: - Honda-Nissan merger (failed) - Se
by flakiness 2y ago
And it's so un-Japanese.
See what the Japanese government (or old power in Japan) has been spending the money on recently:
- Honda-Nissan merger (failed)
- Seven Eleven counter buyout https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/the-fight-for-7-eleven-isnt-just-about-money-d1af6db9 https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/the-fight-for-7-eleven-i...
Masayoshi Son is in a different league, for good or bad.
- alephnerd 2y ago> old power in Japan) has been spending the money on recently Investing in SoftBank. MUFG, the Custody Bank, and Master Trust all have significant ownership stakes in SoftBank, and most Japanese conglomerates like NTT, NEC, etc tend to work closely with SoftBank on strategic deals
- flakiness 2y agoWow I thought the Softbank money came from mostly overseas. Good to know. (Drop me some reference links if you don't mind.)
- caycep 2y agoI think he is Korean, that may account for the cultural differences
- uxp100 2y agoYes, Ethnically Korean, his grandparents were immigrants. As for cultural differences, I think you could credit his extensive time spent living in the US as much as the immigrant Korean culture.
- makeitdouble 2y agoJapan has a weird split between Japanese nationals, Korean special residents, and actual foreigners (including "normal" Korean immigrants). It's a whole can of worm I'll only leave here for any else to open, but Son Masayoshi was born in Japan from parents who might have formerly been Japanese (Korea was a Japanese colony) depending on the circumstances. Many people in similar cases are basically undistinguishable from regular Japanese nationals culturally speaking.