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SoftBank's Son seeks Alibaba-size scale with Yahoo-Line deal

CEO draws inspiration from his most successful investment

TAKAFUMI HOTTA, TAKUYA IMAI and RYO IGAWA, Nikkei staff writers | Japan

TOKYO -- Undeterred by a huge loss on U.S. office-sharing platform WeWork, SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son has set his sights on a new big plan: building a sweeping online ecosystem akin to China's Alibaba Group Holding.

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