From Zen temple to SoftBank Corp: Miyakawa's rise to the top

CEO takes over at a critical time, facing rising competition and a pandemic

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SoftBank Corp. Chief Technology Officer Junichi Miyakawa will take the helm of the mobile company as president and CEO in April. (Source photos by Takuya Fujisawa and Manami Yamada)

TAKASHI SUGIMOTO, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- With the promotion of Junichi Miyakawa to the position of president and CEO of mobile phone operator SoftBank Corp., Masayoshi Son has put in place a trusted lieutenant to take charge of SoftBank Group's crown jewel at a particularly tricky time.

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