I have a tip that can take 5 strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser.

Still, I do have people I turn to before that point… I’ll send my ideas or images to a friends group chat or I ask my boyfriend, you know? Also, my dad has always been such an important figure in my life, and still is. He’s probably the most knowledgeable person I know.

Many times when I found myself at a personal crossroads – when I graduated from Hitotsubashi University and was unsure about whether I wanted to go into research or become a businessman, when I quit my job at the Industrial Bank of Japan (currently Mizuho Bank), when I founded Rakuten, when I tried to buy Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) – I always visited my dad in Kobe to ask his advice. Like my wife, my dad was a behind-the-scenes counselor to me.

It’s been amazing to be able to spend so much time with her. I’ve joined a couple of tours last year and I’m going to visit her in Denver soon. And that sense of trust we were talking about, I mean, she really pushes me to do anything I want to do. She’s really helping to instill a new kind of confidence in me, whether that’s collaborating with a certain musician or visual artist, or indulging in a different style of improvisation…

In an interview, Sancar stated that in his youth, he was an idealist but he didn't participate in activities.

In an interview, Sancar stated that in his youth, he was an idealist but he didn't participate in activities.

In an interview, Sancar stated that in his youth, he was an idealist but he didn't participate in activities.

In an interview, Sancar stated that in his youth, he was an idealist but he didn't participate in activities.

In an interview, Sancar stated that in his youth, he was an idealist but he didn't participate in activities.

In an interview, Sancar stated that in his youth, he was an idealist but he didn't participate in activities.