Tadashi Yanai
Tadashi Yanai
Tadashi Yanaiis a Japanese businessman, the founder and president of Fast Retailing, of which Uniqlois a subsidiary. He is routinely ranked as one of the richest men in Japan, and in January 2014 was ranked 35th richest in the world according to Bloomberg, making him the richest man in Japan with an estimated net worth of US$19.9 billion in 2009 and US$17.6 billion in 2014...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth7 February 1949
CountryJapan
Tadashi Yanai quotes about
hands government leader
As a businessperson, I dont have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a taxpayer, we have the right to be critical of the government and demand change.
japan problem cowardice
Japan's biggest problems are conservatism and cowardice.
people follow-me share
I tell people that we must have the courage to share what we feel, but no one follows me.
cotton underwear used
Our underwear used to just be cotton, but we wanted to see if we could create something out of synthetics.
came francisco gate great people san took weeks welcoming
Forty-five years ago, when I was 18, I came to San Francisco by boat and took two weeks to get here. I had a great impression. I think San Francisco is the welcoming gate for people from Asia.
change critical demand government hands political power
As a businessperson, I don't have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a taxpayer, we have the right to be critical of the government and demand change.
air blended common english generation older versus younger
The air of the English is down-to-earth. They care about details; there's a tradition, but there's also a counter-culture: the younger generation versus the older generation and so on. But then that's well blended into a happy balance and crystallised into common sense.
japan outside stores
Opening new stores outside of Japan is important, but training our employees is even more important.
innovative sell
At Uniqlo, we're thinking ahead. We're thinking about how to create new, innovative products... and sell that to everyone.
groups supporters
Politicians make decisions in favor of their interest groups or their supporters back in their hometowns.
collective people tend
I'm afraid Japanese people tend to collective hysteria.
apparel chasing improvement piece
In general, the apparel industry isn't about continual process improvement or making the perfect piece of denim; it's about chasing trends.
money people
People shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality clothing.
admire amazing build discount employees late policy rare retail sam store strategies success value valuing
Wal-Mart is an amazing success story. What I particularly admire very much about the late Sam Walton was his policy of valuing his employees. Giving value to employees is very rare in the retail industry. I also admire the strategies Walton used to build up his discount store concept.