Top 10 Richest Japanese People According to Forbes Ranking

Despite anemic economic growth in Japan, the wealth of half those on our list of Japan’s 10 Richest rose in the past year. A good deal of the growth has come as a result of tapping foreign consumers, either through acquisitions or overseas expansion. A stronger Japanese yen compared to a year ago also helped lift fortunes in dollar terms.

Here we are discussing a list of top 10 richest Japanese people in 2016 these are:

1. Tadashi Yanai:

Tadashi Yanai is a Japanese businessman, the founder and president of Fast Retailing, of which Uniqlo is a subsidiary. He is routinely ranked as one of the richest men in Japan. He started from a small outlet at the roadside and now is the richest person in Japan. His company has now flagship store and is well managed all across the world. He has a net worth of $20.2 billion

These people are making Japan the 3rd richest economy in the world by playing their roles. All of these are very important for their country as Japan has faced a lot of crises, but still because of such people making progress and developing. These dedicated people are the huge and remarkable resource of their country.

2. Masayoshi Sons:

Masayoshi Son is a Japanese businessman and the founder and current chief executive officer of SoftBank, the chief executive officer of SoftBank Mobile, and current chairman of Sprint Corporation. He is also a philanthropist and is also counted among the 100 most powerful people of the world. He has a net worth of $14.1 billion.

3. Hiroshi Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani is a Japanese businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of Rakuten the largest Japanese e-retailer business. He is also the head of Japan Association of New Economy, which is a group of technology companies working to raise the economy of the country. He owns a net worth of 8.7 billion

4. Takemitsu Takizaki:

Takemitsu Takizaki is a Japanese businessman. He is the chairman of Keyence, a Japanese manufacturer of automation sensors, vision systems, bar code readers, laser markers, measuring instruments, and digital microscopes. The company focused on the Research & Development which led the company to the deep level of technology patents which results in the remarkable growth of revenue. He has a net worth of $7.6 billion.

5. Keiichiro Takahara

Keiichiro Takahara is Japanese businessman and a well-known billionaire. He is the chairman of Unicharm, which is the maker of sanitary, diapers, napkins and some personal products. The population of Asia is also benefited by his company, including China, which is considered the largest sales market of Unicharm. Keiichiro has a net worth of $5.6 billion.

6. Kunio Busujima:

Kunio Busujima is Japanese businessman and billionaire. He is the honorary chairman of Sankyo, which is one of the largest pachinko machine maker in Japan. Kunio is one of the successful businessman of Japan currently the company is run by his son. He has a net worth of $4.5 billion.

7. Han Chang-Woo:

Han Chang-woo is a Zainichi Japanese-Korean businessman who is the chairman and CEO of Maruhan the pachinko parlor operator, which is a Japanese niche gambling device management company. It is a private based company based in Japan and Korea. He has a net worth of $4.3 billion.

8. Akira Mori

Akira Mori is the president and CEO of Mori Trust, a real estate developer in Tokyo, Japan and an offshoot of Mori Building, the company his father Takichiro Mori founded in 1959. Akira has been fortune from his family business after death of his father and brother. Mori Trust owns and operates 67 buildings, manages 89 buildings, consisting of office and residential buildings, mainly in central Tokyo and other major Japanese cities. Mori enjoys a net worth of $3.7 billion.

9. Masatoshi Ito:

Masatoshi Ito is Japanese self-made businessman and billionaire. He is the founder, owner and chairman of Seven & I, the largest retail group of Japan as well as the world. It has thousands of satellite hubs all around the world. Only in Japan, there are 10,000 7-Eleven stores. He owns a net worth of $4.2 billion.

10. Masahiro Miki:

Masahiro Miki is a Japanese billionaire businessman, the founder of discount shoemaker ABC-Mart, which is a firm of discount shoe makers. ABC-Mart is the most famous publicly traded shoe makers not only in Japan, but now also in Taiwan and South Korea. Miki has a net worth of $3.4 billion.

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