Tadashi Yanai

The native form of this personal name is Yanai Tadashi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Tadashi Yanai
Born (1949-02-07) 7 February 1949 (age 75)
Ube, Yamaguchi, Allied-occupied Japan
Alma materWaseda University
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1972–present
Known forFounder of Fast Retailing, parent company of Uniqlo
TitleChairman and President, Fast Retailing
SpouseTeruyo Nagaoka
Children2
Websitefastretailing.com/eng/about/company/profile_yanai.html

Tadashi Yanai (柳井 正, Yanai Tadashi, born 7 February 1949) is a Japanese billionaire businessman and the founder and president of Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo ("unique clothing"). [1]As of October 2021, he was the richest person in Japan, with an estimated net worth of US$26.5 billion, and the 40th-wealthiest person in the world according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.[2][3][4]

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