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List of Japanese by net worth

Introduction

This is a list of Japanese people by net worth. According to the Forbes global list of billionaires, Japanese citizens make up 22% of the world’s billionaires, second only to the United States.

Early Life

Many of the Japanese people on this list made their fortunes in real estate or in the construction industry. Some, like Masayoshi Son and Tadashi Yanai, have made their money in the tech industry. Others, like Akira Mori and Nobutada Saji, have inherited their wealth.

Some of the people on this list, like Hiroshi Mikitani and Masayoshi Son, are well-known in the business world. Others, like Akira Mori and Nobutada Saji, are less well-known but no less wealthy.

All of the people on this list are incredibly wealthy, with a combined net worth of over $1 trillion.

1. Masayoshi Son – $24.9 billion

Masayoshi Son is a Japanese business magnate and the founder and current CEO of SoftBank, one of the largest technology conglomerates in the world. He is also the chairman of Sprint Corporation and the CEO of SoftBank Group International.

Son was born in Tosu, Japan, in 1957. His father was a Korean immigrant who had come to Japan to escape the Korean War. Son’s father worked as a labourer and then as a truck driver before eventually starting his own business.

Son was a gifted student and was accepted into the prestigious University of Tokyo at the age of 16. He dropped out after just one semester, however, to start his own company.

Son’s first company was a computer services company called SoftBank Corporation. The company was successful and soon expanded into other areas, such as publishing and telecommunications. In 1995, Son took SoftBank public, making himself and his shareholders billions of dollars.

In 2000, Son made one of his most famous investments when he invested $20 million in a little-known Chinese e-commerce company called Alibaba Group. Alibaba would go on to become one of the most successful companies in history, and Son’s investment would make him billions of dollars.

In 2006, Son acquired the Japanese mobile phone operator Vodafone KK for $15 billion. The acquisition made SoftBank the largest mobile phone operator in Japan.

In 2012, Son announced a $20 billion investment in Sprint Corporation, making SoftBank the majority shareholder in the American telecom company.

In 2016, Son announced a $100 billion investment fund called the SoftBank Vision Fund. The fund has invested in many high-profile companies, such as Uber, WeWork, and Arm Holdings.

Son is known for his aggressive investing style and his willingness to take risks. He has been both praised and criticized for his business tactics. Nevertheless, there is no denying that he is one of the most successful businessmen in history.

2. Tadashi Yanai – $23 billion

Tadashi Yanai is a Japanese businessman and the founder, chairman, and CEO of Fast Retailing, one of the largest clothing retailers in the world. He is also the largest shareholder in Fast Retailing.

Yanai was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1949. His father was a tailor and his mother was a homemaker. Yanai grew up in a poor family and often had to help his father with his work.

After graduating from high school, Yanai worked for a local tailor before eventually opening his own clothing store in 1971. The store was successful and Yanai soon opened more stores across Japan. In 1984, he renamed his company Fast Retailing and began expanding internationally.

Today, Fast Retailing operates over 2,000 stores in 19 countries around the world. The company’s most famous brand is Uniqlo, a chain of casual clothing stores that sells high-quality clothes at low prices. Uniqlo is one of the most popular clothing brands in the world and has been praised for its simple but stylish designs.

Yanai is one of Japan’s richest men and one of the richest men in the world. He has a net worth of $23 billion as of 2021. He is known for his frugal lifestyle and his commitment to Fast Retailing. In recent years, he has been outspoken about his desire to make Fast Retailing the world’s biggest clothing retailer.

3. Akira Mori – $17 billion

Akira Mori is a Japanese businessman and the chairman and CEO of Mori Trust, one of Japan’s largest real estate companies. He is also the chairman of Mori Building Company, another large real estate company. Mori is one of Japan’s richest men and has a net worth of $17 billion as of 2021.

Mori was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1934. His father was a businessman who founded Mori Trust in 1960. Akira Mori inherited his father’s business when he died in 1967. Under Akira Mori’s leadership, Mori Trust has become one of Japan’s largest real estate companies. It owns or manages over 200 buildings across Japan, including many landmark buildings in Tokyo such as Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Midtown.

Mori is also the chairman of Mori Building Company, which was founded by his father in 1959. Mori Building Company is one of Japan’s leading real estate developers and has developed many iconic buildings in Tokyo, such as Toranomon Hills and Ark Hills Sengokuyama Residence.

Mori is married to Hiroko Mori and has three children. His son Hironori Mori is the president of Mori Trust and his daughter Keiko Mori is the president of Mori Building Company. His other son Takahiro Mori is a businessman who owns several restaurants in Tokyo.

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Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Nankai no hanataba1942Kusakabe, pilot
The 47 Ronin1941Ecchûmori Hosokawa (uncredited)
Kimi to boku1941Kenzô Asano
Geidô ichidai otoko1941
Nampû kôkyôkyoku1940
Haha1939Ichirô Kinoshita
Nippon no tamashii1938Bunkichi - Une's stepson
Ajia no musume1938
Aa kokyo1938Shinkichi Takino
Aikoku koshin-kyoku1938
Roei no uta1938Hideo
The Straits of Love and Hate1937Yoshitaro Suzuki
Bijin-koku nozoki1936
Machi no himegimi1936Atsumi - Rich Gentleman
Joryû tanpô kisha1935Sugimura / Sakae Ôsawa
Katsujinken: Araki Mataemon1935
Tenpô Suikoden1934
Kokoro no hatoba1934Minoru Shôji
Shôwa jinsei an'nai1933Noboru Takazawa - Kiyoko's boyfriend
Kiri no yo no hodô1933Morishita
Qingdao kara kita onna1933
Meotonami1933
Tsukishiro1932
Jiraika-gumi1931Kogorô Katsura
Yajikita dôchû Tôkaidô1931Gonji
Biwako chanson1930
Gakusei Sandai-ki - Shôwa jidai1930
Rônin-gai - Dai-san-wa: Tsukareta hitobito1929
Kubi no za1929
Zoku Mito Kômon Sanyodohen1929
Semushi to aniki1928
Kaze tachinu1976
The Family1974Tabuchi, Chief Secretary
Mamushi no kyôdai: kyôkatsu san-oku-en1973
Furyô anego den: Inoshika Ochô1973Yoshikazu Kurokawa (as Seizaburô Kawadu)
Hissatsu shikakenin1972TV SeriesAnzai Kaneko
Hibotan bakuto: Jingi tooshimasu1972
Bakuto kirikomi-tai1971Nikaido
Hibotan Bakuto: Oinochi Itadaki masu1971Jinpachi Tomita
A Boss with the Samurai Spirit1971President Ato
Joshigakuen Yabai Sotsugyô1970
Japan Organized Crime Boss1969Yato
Hibotan bakuto: Tekkaba retsuden1969
Gendai yakuza: yotamono jingi1969Tazaka
Shôwa zankyô-den: Karajishi jingi1969
Furyô banchô: Inoshika Ochô1969
Bakuto Kaisan-shiki1968
East China Sea1968Ganaha
Masho no onna1968
Snake Woman's Curse1968Cyôbei Ônuma , Landlord
Bakuchi-uchi: Nagurikomi1968Kanai
Zoku shacho hanjôki1968
Bakuchi uchi1967
Zoku soshiki bôryoku1967Kikukawa
Shôwa zankyô-den: Chizome no karajishi1967Gôzô Akutsu
Otoshimae1967
Zankyô Abarehada1967Somegorô Kurogane
Noren ichidai: jôkyô1966
Showa zankyo-den: Ippiki okami1966
Jigoku no okite ni asu wa nai1966Takeo Yamazaki
Tange Sazen: Hien iaigiri1966
Judo Showdown1966Okakura
Tattooed Life1965Akamatsu Jugoro
Uchû daikaijû Dogora1964Gangster Boss
Kemono no tawamure1964Ippei Kusakado
Shachô shinshiroku1964
Nippon konchûki1963Karasawa
Utsukushiki uso1963TV Series
Interpol Code 81963Haitani - Natsuo's Boss
Zoku shachô gaiyûki1963
New Tale of Zatoichi1963Banno
Shachô gaiyûki1963
Zoku shachô manyûki1963
Attack Squadron!1963Kosaku Aruga
Shachô manyûki1963
Chûshingura1962Chûzaemon Yoshida
Zoku shachô yôkôki1962
Gorath1962Tada - Minister of Finance
Zoku sararîman shimizu minato1962
Witness Killed1961
Sekai daisensô1961
Mothra1961General
Yojimbo1961Seibê - Brothel Operator
Wakarete ikiru toki mo1961Michi's father
Ankokugai no dankon1961Yûsaku Ôshima
Daredevil in the Castle1961Harunaga Ono
Aki tachinu1960Asao
Kizu senryô1960
Seppun dorobo1960
Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi1960
Densô ningen1960Mr. Onishi
The Last Gunfight1960Kyuzaburo Oka
Hebihime sama1959
Kagero ezu1959Mizuno
Sengoku gunto-den1959Hyoe Yamana
Senbazuru hichô1959Shimofusanokami Ônuma
Samurai Saga1959Nagashima
Onna to kaizoku1959Genjiro Kawashima
Ankokugai no kaoyaku1959
Jirochô gaiden: Haikagura kiso no himatsuri1958
The Young Beast1958
Aijô no miyako1958Shôgo Ôbayashi
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen1957
Momotarô-zamurai1957Hankurô Iga
Yuunagi1957Genzo Itsui
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen1957Kanji Kitani
Rônin-gai1957Yagoemon Akaushi
Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae dainibu1957
Ôban1957Kitani
Tange Sazen: Kenun no maki1956
Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae1956
Suzaki Paradaisu: Akashingô1956Mr. Ochiai
Akuma no machi1956Hayasaki
Jirochô gaiden: Akiba no himatsuri1955
Jirochô yûkyôden: amagi garasu1955
Ginza 24 chou1955Katsumi Kyôgoku
Ryanko no Yatarô1955Keima no Masa
Rakûjitsu no kettô1955Ippei Shizuno
Jirochô sangokushi: kaitô-ichi no abarenbô1954
Jirochô sangokushi: Kôjinyama zenzen1954
Tômei ningen1954Takamitsu Nanjô, the Invisible Man
Ore no kenjû wa subayai1954Ippei Shizuno
Yurei otoko1954Kindaichi Kou-Suke
Jirochô sangokushi: nagurikomi kôshûji1953
Jirochô sangokushi: seizoroi Shimizu Minato1953
Jirochô sangokushi: tabi garasu jirochô ikka1953
Gion bayashi1953Kusuda
Jirochô sangokushi: hatsu iwai Shimizu Minato1953
Jirochô sangokushi: Jirochô to Ishimatsu1953
Jirochô sangokushi: Jirochô hatsutabi1953
Jirochô sangokushi: nagurikomi kôjinyama1952
Yatarô gasa: zenkôhen1952Ichiba no Kichi
Suttobi kago1952Naojirô Kataoka
Zoku Akôjô1952Yasubei Horibe
Koikaze gojûsan-tsugi1952
Akôjô1952Yasubei Horibe
Yoidore hachiman ki1951
Itsuwareru seiso1951Watanabe
Wakasama samurai torimonochô: nazo no nômen yashiki1950
Sasameyuki1950Teinosuke, Sachiko's husband
Tokyo rumba1950
Joi no Shinsatsushitsu1950Dr. Noma
Onna no tatakai1949
Tonosama Hotel1949Yasunao Hanakôji
Utsukushiki hyô1948Saburô Aoyagi
Kôfuku eno shôtai1947
Kanjôkai no bara1945
Ikarî no umi1944
Ano hata o ute1944
Ahen senso1943Boku Shiei [Mu Zi Ying]
Tsubasa no gaika1942

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Asu o tsukuru hitobito1946Himself

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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