Softbank


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	Company Type	Public ()
	Company Slogan	N/A
	Foundation	Tokyo, Japan ( 1981 )
	Location	Tokyo, Japan
	Industry	electronic commerce
	Products	various
	Key People	Masayoshi Son (&#23403&#27491&#32681), Founder , President & CEO <br /> Yoshitaka Kitao , Director <br /> Ken Miyauchi , Director<br /> Kazuhiko Kasai , Director<br /> Masahiro Inoue , Director<br /> Ronald Fisher , Director<br /> Jun Murai , Director<br /> Tadashi Yanai , Director<br /> Mitsuo Sano , Full-time Corporate Auditor
	Revenue	$153 billion (January 1, 2005)

() is a leading Japan ese telecommunications and media Corporation , with operations in Broadband , fixed-line Telecommunications , E-Commerce , Internet , broadmedia, Technology services, Finance , Media and Marketing , and other businesses.

SoftBank was established in Tokyo, Japan on September 3 , 1981 , and had a Market Capitalisation of approximately US$32.8 billion at 28 February 2006.

TIMELINE

January 28 , 2005 SoftBank becomes the owner of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks , a Japanese Professional Baseball team.

March 17 , 2006 SoftBank announces that its agreement to buy Vodafone Japan , giving it a stake in Japan's $78 billion mobile market.

Softbank completed the purchase of 23% of Betfair , an Internet betting exchange, in early April, 2006 .

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