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Opinion

How Masayoshi Son's lack of vision is imperiling innovation

SoftBank's late-stage foray into truly bizarre stock rally could end terribly

| Japan
The man who once backed new innovation is staring at trading screens.   © Reuters

William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."

If Masayoshi Son wonders about the verdict on his cosplay stint as a hedge fund guru, he should listen to the stampede of investors voting with their feet.

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