His favorite investor in his face Japanese billionaire and founder of Softbank Massayosi Sean has found the Donald Trump
According to the analysis of Financial TimesDonald Trump and Japanese billionaire Massayosi have developed special relationships, especially in recent months.
Softbank’s major strategic openings in the US have highlighted the group to one of the most important investors in the country, creating an informal but Strong communication channel between Washington and Tokyo.
The company has increased its share of OpenAΙ, He has invested $ 2 billion in Intel and is considering acquiring a construction industry of the American colossus. At the same time, a huge center of robotics and artificial intelligence is planned in Arizona, which will further enhance ties with the US government.
Sean’s strategy is based on personal relationships that include: Visits to the White House, Golf with Trump and ambitious announcements for billions of investment. In 2016 he had talked about $ 50 billion in new investments in the US but with Trump’s return to power – in January 2025 – he raised the target to $ 100 billion.
Indeed, in the presence of Sam Altman of Openai and Larry Eliason of Oracle, Sean announced to the White House the “Stargate” plan, a superiority of computational centers for artificial intelligence worth $ 500 billion.
“With Trump Massa has become a key point of contact with Japan,” Joshua Walker of Japan Society told FT. But excessive dependence on a single person is in danger, as a possible rupture will have great consequences.
A course with risks and successes
Massayosi Sean grew up in California, studied in Berkeley and considers himself a “bridge” between Silicon Valley and Japan.
Its investment course is full of contradictions and is from the destructive experience of Wework to the successes in Alibaba, ARM, BYTEDANCE and OPENAI.
In 2025 Softbank shares jumped over 60%. However, the Group’s stock market value remains 40% lower than the net value of its assets – indicative that markets continue to deal with Son’s risky visions of Son and in particular the large “Stargate” plan.
Softbank has now limited its presence in China, strategically betting on the US.
It is no coincidence that its first major investment in the US, the acquisition of Sprint in 2013, was only approved after Huawei’s equipment was removed. The close relationship with Trump allegedly played a role in the approval of the Sprint-T-Mobile merger in 2020.
However in Japan ‘diplomacy via softbank’ causes worry and reflection since diplomats are worried that the Japanese billionaire operates directly with Trump bypassing the institutions, which is in danger of leaving Japan exposed.