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
asia japanese maybe nearly opportunity
Japan has only 100m people. Asia has 4bn. At least one-third, maybe nearly half, will become middle class, and this is a big opportunity for Japanese businessmen.
became brand casual chain global national next step streets
At first, Uniqlo was a casual chain on the back streets of Hiroshima. Then... we became a national brand in Japan. So, the next step is to become a global brand.
became brand casual centers home major market paris stores success wear
Our international success started out first because we became the No. 1 casual wear brand in our home market of Japan. Then, we set up stores in the world's major fashion centers of New York, Paris and London.
trap
Too often, we have tended to fall into a trap of creating plain hamburgers.
mistake believe successful
I might look successful but I've made many mistakes. People take their failures too seriously. You have to be positive and believe you will find success next time.
unique clothes expression
It is clothes. It is parts. Therefore, you combine the parts differently to create your own unique expression.
hate different i-hate
I hate politics. What they say and what they do is completely different.
teenager entrepreneur visionaries
Konosuke Matsushita was a visionary entrepreneur. He started working very young as a teenager, and he eventually created Panasonic to become a truly global company.
individuality company lacking
Japanese businesspeople and companies are lacking in individuality.
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.
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.
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.
groups supporters
Politicians make decisions in favor of their interest groups or their supporters back in their hometowns.