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TADASHI YANAI

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
Japan’s aging billionaires think they are indispensable. That’s a problem.
Japan's 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
Japan’s 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.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

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