...and it was built brick by brick by Masoyoshi Son, one of Japan's most famous CEOs.
When he launched SoftBank in 1981, he sold software before expanding into publishing.
The company also began acquiring shares in a number of companies.
That list includes Yahoo Japan, Chinese internet giant Alibaba...
...and US wireless carrier Sprint.
SoftBank even owns a Japanese baseball team.
SoftBank also operates one of Japan's largest mobile carriers...
...known for its popular dog mascot.
In 2010, Mr. Son started a program...
...to groom a new generation of executives in Japan to find his successor.
He called it SoftBank Academia...
...and said its mission as creating Masayoshi Son 2.0.
Skill could be trained and much more easily.
It's the passion,...
...it's the leadership, philosophy or approach.
That takes much longer.
Therefore, I want to spend 20 years, 30 years
