Together with the 30-odd stockbrokers he has hired from Nomura, Japan's biggest stockbroker and his former employer, Mr Kitao runs a finely tuned investor-relations unit at Softbank, which puts out a steady patter of exciting news about the company's new ventures.
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And he should urge Japan to take a leaf from Ronald Reagan's book.
He has, for instance, praised Japan's occupation of Korea from 1910-45, even though his family fortune derives from a mining company that used Korean slave labour during the second world war.
He was deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for Japan and China from 1988 to 1990.
He has, for instance, praised Japan's colonial occupation of Korea from 1910-45 though the Aso mining company from which the family's fortunes derive used Korean slave labour during the second world war.
If this works, he can see working with other U.S. eateries that have shied away from Japan.
But, as China no doubt reminds him, Mr Kim cannot find the huge sums he needs to rebuild his country's broken infrastructure without help from South Korea, Japan and America.
However, he said Kuroda's policies would be unlikely to differ much from the current Bank of Japan governor, Masaaki Shirakawa, despite perceptions that Shirakawa favors a less aggressive policy approach.
Yesterday, April 3, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide made a high profile visit during which he trumpeted a commitment from the U.S. given only last month to return to Japan five bases located south of Kadena by about 2020.
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Unless he overcomes these obstacles and establishes a harmonious working relationship with Mr Sonobe, he will find it hard to wrest the distinction of Japan's biggest comeback story away from Mr Ghosn.
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He did report to duty to a U.S. Army Base in Japan (ironic again, since U.S. bases are there to protect Japan from North Korean attack) where he was court-martialed (in his sixties, he wore again his private uniform), spent time in the stockade, and dishonorably discharged.
Although the store is named Toy Tokyo, Mr. Levarek says he has been buying toys from U.S. and Chinese suppliers in recent years because importing from Japan has been too expensive.
"Japan offers good technology and can learn from the U.S., " he says of his role.
"Japan offers good technology and can learn from the U.S., " he says.
From the time he was 10 years old, Son believed he would one day become Japan's top businessman.
He built his own army of 45, 000 men and women and, with Japan's help, marched from Singapore through Burma and into eastern India.
He expects customers will be excited to see the new merchandise from Japan, since Transformers are among the store's best sellers.
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