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Tokyo, Japan ( 1981 )
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Tokyo, Japan
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electronic commerce
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Masayoshi Son (孫正義), 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
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$153 billion ( January 1 , 2005 )
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wwwsoftbankcojp
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() 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 .
Various media outlets have reported that Softbank and
Apple Computer are jointly developing a 3G mobile phone with a built-in iPod player for the Japanese market.
[http://www.asahi.com/digital/mobile/TKY200605130175.html [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20060514a1.html]
- January 28 , 2005 SoftBank becomes the owner of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks , a Nippon Professional Baseball team.
- March 17 , 2006 SoftBank announces its agreement to buy Vodafone Japan , giving it a stake in Japan's $78 billion mobile market.
- Early April, 2006 Softbank completed the purchase of 23% of Betfair , an Internet betting exchange.
- October 1 , 2006 Vodafone Japan changes its corporate name, mobile phone brand name, and its mobile phone domain name to SoftBank Mobile, SoftBank, and softbank.ne.jp respectively. {Link without Title}
