Soichiro Fukutake net worth
Soichiro Fukutake Net Worth: Soichiro Fukutake is a Japanese businessman with a net worth of $1.3 billion. As the eldest son of Tetsuhiko Fokker, the founder of today’s Benesse Corporation and Benesse Holdings, Soichiro Fukuta began to make a fortune after joining the family business. Soichiro Fukutake was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1945 and graduated from the Faculty of Science and Technology of Waseda University.
After graduation, he worked at Nissei Sangyo Co., Ltd. for a period of time and joined Fukutake Publishing House in 1973. After the death of his father in 1976, he moved the Tokyo office to the Okayama headquarters. Although it wasn’t easy for him to adjust to the drastic changes in his environment, after a few months, he felt the benefits of the move. Today, Benesse is one of the largest educational services companies in the world. It acquired Berlitz Language School in 2001 and has been expanding overseas, particularly in China, South Korea and Taiwan. Furthermore, it has moved beyond preparatory courses and language teaching into industries such as nursing homes, executive training and translation services.
