Masayoshi Son (English Wikipedia)

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appleinsider.com

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archive.today

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arm.com

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barrons.com

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bloomberg.com

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news.bloomberglaw.com

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books.google.com

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business-standard.com

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businessinsider.com

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businessinsider.in

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businessweek.com

investing.businessweek.com

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businessweek.com

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ccn.com

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cnbc.com

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cnn.com

money.cnn.com

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cnn.com

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economist.com

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euronews.com

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fastcompany.com

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forbes.com

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forbesjapan.com

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fortune.com

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ft.com

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g-enews.com

"[인물 프로필] 거지소년 손정의(孫正義) 재일교포 일본서 돈 번 비결, 소프트뱅크 세계 최대 IT 재벌 인생 스토리" [[Person Profile] Son Jeong-ui]. 글로벌이코노믹 (in Korean). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

group.softbank

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hbr.org

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hedder.com

arpu.hedder.com

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ieefa.org

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independent.co.uk

"Masayoshi Son: Inside the eccentric world of the controversial Japanese billionaire investor". The Independent. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

indiatimes.com

economictimes.indiatimes.com

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investopedia.com

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japantimes.co.jp

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jugem.jp

shingetsublog.jugem.jp

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latimes.com

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lightreading.com

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mobileworldlive.com

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moneycontrol.com

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moneyinc.com

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newstatesman.com

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nikkei.com

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nypost.com

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nytimes.com

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observer.com

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reuters.com

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straitstimes.com

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studyinternational.com

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theguardian.com

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thepangean.com

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theverge.com

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valuewalk.com

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vox.com

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washingtonpost.com

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wccftech.com

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web.archive.org

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wired.co.uk

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worldcat.org

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wsj.com

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blogs.wsj.com

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yahoo.com

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