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TADASHI YANAI

Tadashi Yanai, chair and CEO of Fast Retailing, is the richest Japanese on the Forbes' 2026 ranking of the world's richest people.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2026
Uniqlo¡¯s Yanai is the richest Japanese on Forbes¡¯ wealth ranking list
With a net worth of $61.8 billion, Tadashi Yanai, chair?and CEO of Uniqlo clothing chain operator Fast Retailing, ranked 32nd on the U.S. business magazine¡¯s list.
A Uniqlo store in New York. In recent years, Uniqlo¡¯s affordable, well-made basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2025
For Uniqlo¡¯s founder, conquering America is personal
Uniqlo¡¯s affordable, wellmade basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
Jimmy Lai at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong in 2020. The national security trial of the Hong Kong media mogul, which began in late 2023, entered its final stages on Aug. 14, as lawyers present closing arguments.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2025
Why Jimmy Lai¡¯s persecution should worry Japan
The trial of 77-year-old publisher is showing how Beijing uses Hong Kong as a laboratory for silencing critics worldwide, from students to exiles.
In an interview in Tokyo with the BBC that was published on Thursday, Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai said the company does not source cotton from China's Xinjiang region.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2024
Uniqlo criticized in China after CEO says retailer does not use Xinjiang cotton
Tadashi Yanai, the CEO of Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing, said it does not source cotton from the region, which has faced allegations of forced labor.
Fast Retailing booked its third consecutive year of record earnings on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2024
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing posts 31% rise in full-year profit, beats estimates
Operating profit rose 31% to ?500.9 billion in the 12 months through August from ?381.1 billion a year earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2022
Â鶹´«Ã½ aging billionaires think they are indispensable. That¡¯s a problem.
Â鶹´«Ã½ aging and hard-working corporate founders don¡¯t know when to walk away.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2022
Uniqlo pressured to halt Russia sales after CEO vows to stay
Comments defending the decision by CEO Tadashi Yanai have drawn criticism, with some social media users pushing the hashtag #BoycottUniqlo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2022
Uniqlo owner pledges to stay in Russia as wave of companies exit
Fast Retailing Co., Asia¡¯s largest retailer and parent of Uniqlo, will continue to operate in Russia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2021
Library named after alum Haruki Murakami at Tokyo¡¯s Waseda University
The university will open the Waseda International House of Literature, also known as the Murakami Haruki Library, on Oct. 1 at its campus in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2021
Â鶹´«Ã½ new richest person builds $38 billion automation fortune
Keyence Corp. founder Takemitsu Takizaki is now worth $38.2 billion, after the sensor-maker¡¯s shares almost doubled since the start of last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2021
U.S. blocked Uniqlo shirts over Xinjiang forced-labor concerns
Uniqlo failed to provide enough information to establish the items were not produced in part by forced labor in China¡¯s far west Xinjiang region, according to U.S. customs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2021
Japanese billionaire¡¯s drab clothing firm becomes a sportswear sensation
Shares in Yoshio Tsuchiya¡¯s Workman Co. have more than quadrupled since the start of 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 27, 2019
Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai, one of the few directors to stand up to Masayoshi Son, exits SoftBank board
Fast Retailing Co. Chief Executive Officer Tadashi Yanai is leaving SoftBank Group Corp.¡¯s board after more than 18 years as one of the few directors with the heft to challenge Masayoshi Son.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2019
Billionaire Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai wants a woman to succeed him
Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing Co.¡¯s 70-year-old billionaire founder, said he would prefer to be succeeded by a woman, adding it would be better for Asia¡¯s largest retailer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2018
Asia¡¯s megarich took a $137 billion hit in the pocketbook in 2018
The world¡¯s fastest growing source of megawealth hit a speed bump this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 15, 2018
Carlos Ghosn¡¯s arrest spurs debate on executive salaries in Japan
On Dec. 10, Masaaki Tanaka, former vice president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, told a news conference he would step down as president and CEO of Japan Investment Corp., an entity set up by the government in September to develop new industries through capital investment.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2018
Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing nominates founder Tadashi Yanai¡¯s two sons to board
Fast Retailing Co. nominated its billionaire founder¡¯s two sons to the board of the Uniqlo operator, but their father insists neither is slated to take over his post, at least for now.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2018
On Tokyo trip, tennis star Roger Federer says he¡¯s focusing on future with new sponsor Uniqlo
Roger Federer said on Tuesday in Tokyo that his decision to end a 20-year association with Nike and embark on a new chapter with Uniqlo was influenced by the Japanese clothing company¡¯s commitment to stay with him long after his playing days are over.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2018
Uniqlo finds success abroad, downplays trade war risk
Fast Retailing Co. shares climbed the most since January on signs that the retailer¡¯s steady expansion in overseas markets, now headlined by the face of Roger Federer, is bearing fruit even in the face of risks from an escalating trade dispute.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Feb 11, 2018
With his U.S. scholarships for Japanese students, tycoon Tadashi Yanai could do better
Tycoon¡¯s fund is accused of giving help to those who don¡¯t need it when it could instead be altering more destinies.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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