Half of Japan's 10 highest-paid bosses work for SoftBank

Record number of corporate officers earn $1m or more amid global talent search

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Clockwise from top left: SoftBank Group's Ronald Fisher, Marcelo Claure, Katsunori Sago, Simon Segars and Ken Miyauchi. (Board photos courtesy of the company)

KOKI KUBOTA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan reached a new high of 557 corporate officers paid at least 100 million yen ($927,000) in the year ended March as more companies boosted compensation to attract the talent needed to compete internationally.

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