1.Masayoshi Son – $19.7 billion
And the richest man in Japan is Masayoshi Son.
Net Worth: $19.7 billion
Source: Internet, Telecom, self made
The founder of Softbank, Asia’s leading Internet venture, Son has nothing to complain about. The stock price is up 115% and in 2012 he bought a $117 million estate in California, that being the highest purchase of a home in US.
Softbank picked up stakes in Finnish gamemaker Supercell and U.S. mobile phone distributor Brightstar.
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