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The Top 50 Wealthiest Individuals In Japan For 2015: Japanese Billionaires & Millionaires

Tadashi Yanai

The 66-year old, retail mogul and CEO of Fast Retailing, Tadashi Yanai, is the Japan’s wealthiest individual with a net worth of US$21.1 billion. That’s up from $3.3 billion previously, according to the “JAPAN’s 50 RICH LIST” published by Forbes magazine.

Noticeably, out of the top 50 wealthiest individuals in Japan, only 2 are female, the overall collective wealth of Japan’s top 50 wealthiest is US$141 billion, up from US$130 billion a year ago.

And Japan’s richest person is…

Tadashi Yanai ranks No. 1 on the list, Masayoshi Son, the man behind Japan’s leading internet venture Softbank, at No. 2, saw his net worth fall to $13.9 billion, a $5.8 billion drop from a year ago.

Coming in 3rd place on the Japan’s richest person list is 69-year old Nobutada Saji and family with a net worth of US$10.9 billion, down US$300 million from last year.

Meanwhile, in the 4th spot is the Chairman and CEO of Japan’s biggest e-tailer, Rakuten, Hiroshi Mikitani with a net worth of US$10.5 billion, up 36% from a year ago.

The youngest person to make the list was 37-year-old founder of smartphone game maker Colopl Inc. Naruatsu Baba, ranked number 18 on Japan’s 50 Richest Person List.

Japan’s 50 Richest Person List:

Tadashi Yanai ranked No. 1 on the 2015 Japan's 50 Richest Person List
 
Rank #1 Tadashi Yanai, a net worth of US$21.1 billion.

Masayoshi Son ranked No. 2 on the 2015 Japan's 50 Richest Person List

Rank #2 Masayoshi Son, a net worth of US$13.9 billion.

Rank #3 Nobutada Saji family, a net worth of US$10.9 billion.

Rank #4 Hiroshi Mikitani, a net worth of US$10.5 billion.

Rank #5 Takemitsu Takizaki, a net worth of US$8.8 billion.

Rank #6 Keiichiro Takahara, a net worth of US$5.4 billion.

Rank #7 Han Chang-Woo, a net worth of US$4.9 billion.

Rank #8 Kunio Busujima, a net worth of US$4.4 billion.

Rank #9 Masatoshi Ito, a net worth of US$3.8 billion.

Rank #10 Akira Mori, a net worth of US$3.8 billion.

Rank #11 Masahiro Miki, a net worth of US$3.5 billion.

Rank #12 Shigenobu Nagamori, a net worth of US$3.1 billion.

Rank #13 Yoshiko Mori, a net worth of US$2.8 billion.

Rank #14 Yasumitsu Shigeta, a net worth of US$2.1 billion.

Rank #15 Kinoshita Brothers, a net worth of US$2.1 billion.

Rank #16 Takao Yasuda, a net worth of US$2 billion.

Rank #17 Akio Nitori, a net worth of US$1.9 billion.

Rank #18 Naruatsu Baba, a net worth of US$1.7 billion.

Rank #19 Minoru and Yuji Otsuka, a net worth of US$1.7 billion.

Rank #20 Kanazawa Brothers, a net worth of US$1.6 billion.

Rank #21 Hiroko Takei, a net worth of US$1.6 billion.

Rank #22 Tada Brothers, a net worth of US$1.6 billion.

Rank #23 Yusaku Maezawa, a net worth of US$1.5 billion.

Rank #24 Kenji Kasahara, a net worth of US$1.5 billion.

Rank #25 Katsumi Tada, a net worth of US$1.5 billion.

Rank #26 Hirokazu Sugiura, a net worth of US$1.4 billion.

Rank #27 Chizuko & Michio Matsui, a net worth of US$1.3 billion.

Rank #28 Kazuo Okada, a net worth of US$1.3 billion.

Rank #29 Soichiro Fukutake, a net worth of US$1.2 billion.

Rank #30 Yoshikazu Tanaka, a net worth of US$1.1 billion.

Rank #31 Yoshiyuki Sankai, a net worth of US$1.1 billion.

Rank #32 Kazuo Inamori, a net worth of US$1.1 billion.

Rank #33 Nobutoshi Shimamura, a net worth of US$1.1 billion.

Rank #34 Shoji Uehara, a net worth of US$1 billion.

Rank #35 Hiroshi Ishibashi, a net worth of US$980 million.

Rank #36 Yoji Sato, a net worth of US$965 million.

Rank #37 Masayuki Ishihara, a net worth of US$950 million.

Rank #38 Hajime Satomi, a net worth of US$925 million.

Rank #39 Muneaki Masuda, a net worth of US$910 million.

Rank #40 Ryoichi Jinnai, a net worth of US$900 million.

Rank #41 Masahiro Noda, a net worth of US$870 million.

Rank #42 Yasuhiro Fukushima, a net worth of US$850 million.

Rank #43 Susumu Fujita, a net worth of US$780 million.

Rank #44 Kagemasa Kozuki, a net worth of US$750 million.

Rank #45 Yoshitaka Fukuda, a net worth of US$740 million.

Rank #46 Yoshiko Shinohara, a net worth of US$680 million.

Rank #47 Masatoshi Kumagai, a net worth of US$670 million.

Rank #48 Satoshi Suzuki, a net worth of US$650 million.

Rank #49 Tetsuro Funai, a net worth of US$630 million.

Rank #50 Kentaro Ogawa, a net worth of US$600 million.


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CEOWORLD magazine - Latest - CEO Insider - The Top 50 Wealthiest Individuals In Japan For 2015: Japanese Billionaires & Millionaires
Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj
Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is a publishing executive and economist who is the CEO and editor-in-chief of The CEOWORLD magazine, one of the world’s most influential and recognized global news publications. Additionally, he serves as the chair of the advisory board for the CEOWORLD magazine. He received his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the European Global School, Paris, France. He earned his Doctoral Degree in Chartered Accountancy from the European International University Paris, France, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Ukraine. Dr. Amarendra also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in International Relations and Affairs from the American University of Athens, Alabama, United States.


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