Tadashi Yanai

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Tadashi Yanai (2015)

Tadashi Yanai ( Japanese 柳 井 正 , Yanai Tadashi ; born February 7, 1949 ) is a Japanese entrepreneur .

Life

Yanai attended Ube High School and then studied Politics and Economics at Waseda University . Yanai founded Fast Retailing , Asia's largest apparel company, also known for its subsidiary Uniqlo .

According to Forbes Magazine , his and his family's net worth amounted to US $ 21 billion in September 2015, making him the richest Japanese in The World's Billionaires . Yanai is married with two children.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Forbes: Japan's 50 Richest People, accessed September 20, 2015