Akira Yoshino vs Masayoshi Son
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Masayoshi Son (1957–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1957 to 2026.
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Akira Yoshino (1948–present)
- — Born in Suita, Osaka Prefecture Verified
- — Graduated in engineering from Kyoto University Verified
- — Joined the Asahi Kasei Corporation Verified
- — Completed a master's degree at Kyoto University Verified
- — Built the first prototype of the modern lithium-ion battery Verified
- — Lithium-ion batteries entered commercial production Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate in engineering by Osaka University Verified
- — Received the Charles Stark Draper Prize Verified
- — Appointed professor at Meijo University in Nagoya Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
Masayoshi Son (1957–present)
- — Born in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan Verified
- — Moved to the United States to study Verified
- — Graduated in economics from the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Founded SoftBank in Tokyo Verified
- — Co-founded Yahoo! Japan Verified
- — Invested in Alibaba Verified
- — Acquired Vodafone's Japanese mobile business Verified
- — Completed the acquisition of Sprint Verified
- — Acquired the chip designer Arm Holdings Verified
- — Launched the SoftBank Vision Fund Verified