List of the richest Japanese people
The richest Japanese are according to the US magazine Forbes (as of 2017):
| # | Surname | Age | Net worth | Origin of the property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masayoshi Son | 60 | US $ 21.2 billion | SoftBank |
| 2 | Tadashi Yanai | 68 | US $ 15.9 billion | Fast retailing |
| 3 | Takemitsu Takizaki | 72 | US $ 12.3 billion | Keyence |
| 4th | Hiroshi Mikitani | 52 | US $ 5.8 billion | Rakuten |
| 5 | Akira Mori | 81 | US $ 4.4 billion | Mori Trust |
| 6th | Keiichiro Takahara | 86 | US $ 4.2 billion | Unicharm |
| 7th | Shigenobu Nagamori | 73 | US $ 3.6 billion | Nidec |
| 8th | Masahiro Miki | 62 | US $ 3.6 billion | ABC Mart |
| 9 | Masatoshi Ito | 93 | US $ 3.6 billion | Ito Yokado |
| 10 | Han Chang-Woo | 86 | US $ 3.4 billion | Maruhan |
| 11 | Yusaku Maezawa | 42 | US $ 3.1 billion | Zozotown |
| 12 | Akio Nitori | 74 | US $ 3.0 million | Nitori |
| 13 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | 52 | US $ 2.7 billion | Hikari Tsushin |
| 14th | Yoshiko Mori | 77 | US $ 2.6 billion | Mori Trust |
| 15th | Kazuo Okada | 75 | US $ 2.4 billion | Aruze |
| 16 | Masateru Uno | 70 | US $ 1.7 billion | |
| 17th | Katsumi Tada | 72 | US $ 1.7 billion | |
| 18th | Takao Yasuda | 68 | US $ 1.5 billion | |
| 19th | Kenji Kasahara | 42 | US $ 1.5 billion | Mixi |
| 20th | Nobutoshi Shimamura | 91 | US $ 1.4 billion | Shimamura |