Masayoshi Son: The History Of Japan Inc.

Softbank Corp. Dept: TOKYO - The Japanese billionaire behind a deal that will create the world's third-biggest mobile company spent his childhood in a slum, where he proudly rode in a stinking wheelbarrow filled with pig feed, pushed by his grandmother, a Korean immigrant, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The biggest foreign acquisition in the history of Japan Inc. underlines Son's unusual status in a corporate culture that has long favoured stability over risk-taking. Yet big deals are not the only reason Son has stood out and in this undated photo released by Softbank Corp., Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son, center, poses with his unidentified friends while he studies at the University of California, Berkeley. The unlikely success story of Son has taken another leap with his latest mega-deal, announced Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, to take a 70 percent stake in U.S. mobile phone carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. for $20 billion. AP Photo/Softbank Corp. EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES The unlikely success story of Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son has taken another leap with his latest mega-deal, announced Monday, to take a 70 per cent stake in U.S. mobile phone carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. for $20 billion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.