Tokyo | When Softbank founder and enigmatic chair Masayoshi Son took the stage in Tokyo on Thursday, he received something akin to a hero’s welcome.
Storming applause broke out across the company’s product conference, SoftBank World 2024, as the diminutive figure strode across the stage waving to the 2000 people packed into the Prince Hotel.
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Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com
