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Richest People in Japan
Showing 49 of 49 approved billionaire records.
| Country Rank | Global Rank | Name / Profile | Total Net Worth | $ Last Change | Country / Region | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | Masayoshi Son | $76B | + $0.00B | Japan | Telecom, Investments |
| 2 | 31 | Tadashi Yanai & family | $60B | + $0.00B | Japan | Fashion retail |
| 3 | 115 | Takemitsu Takizaki | $23B | + $0.00B | Japan | Sensors |
| 4 | 670 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | $6B | + $0.00B | Japan | Mobile phone retailer |
| 5 | 1093 | Takao Yasuda | $4B | + $0.00B | Japan | Retail |
| 6 | 1099 | Akira Mori & family | $4B | + $0.00B | Japan | Real estate |
| 7 | 1095 | Masahiro Noda | $4B | + $0.00B | Japan | Software |
| 8 | 1144 | Masahiro Miki | $4B | + $0.00B | Japan | Shoes |
| 9 | 1146 | Takahisa Takahara | $4B | + $0.00B | Japan | Personal care goods |
| 10 | 1180 | Yuji Otsuka | $4B | + $0.00B | Japan | Copy machines, software |
| 11 | 1267 | Kagemasa Kozuki | $3B | + $0.00B | Japan | Video games |
| 12 | 1248 | Hiroshi Mikitani | $3B | + $0.00B | Japan | Online retail |
| 13 | 1344 | Kentaro Ogawa | $3B | + $0.00B | Japan | Restaurants |
| 14 | 1506 | Akio Nitori | $3B | + $0.00B | Japan | Home furnishings |
| 15 | 1502 | Shigenobu Nagamori | $3B | + $0.00B | Japan | Motors |
| 16 | 1604 | Yoshiko Mori | $3B | + $0.00B | Japan | Real estate |
| 17 | 1837 | Katsumi Tada | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Real estate |
| 18 | 1896 | Masaaki Arai | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Real estate |
| 19 | 1929 | Yasuhiro Fukushima | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Video games |
| 20 | 1927 | Toshio Motoya | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Hotels |
| 21 | 1957 | Hiroshi Ishibashi | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Tires |
| 22 | 2205 | Masateru Uno & family | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Drugstores |
| 23 | 2319 | Fumio Kaneko | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Waste management |
| 24 | 2334 | Hisao Nagata | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Retail |
| 25 | 2497 | Yoshiaki Yoshida | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Cosmetics |
| 26 | 2582 | Yusaku Maezawa | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Online retail |
| 27 | 2517 | Kokuei Yuan | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Crypto exchange |
| 28 | 2610 | Kenzo Tsujimoto | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Video games |
| 29 | 2613 | Hajime Satomi | $2B | + $0.00B | Japan | Video games, Pachinko |
| 30 | 2791 | Yuan Kokuei | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Crypto exchange |
| 31 | 2738 | Fumio Sakiya | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Manufacturing |
| 32 | 2839 | Nobutada Saji | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Beverages |
| 33 | 2779 | Shigefumi Wada | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Software |
| 34 | 2860 | Tsuyoshi Matsushita | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | fitness products |
| 35 | 2931 | Yasuhide Uno | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Payment services |
| 36 | 3032 | Junro Ito | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Retail |
| 37 | 3064 | Shintaro Tsuji | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Hello Kitty |
| 38 | 3137 | Ryuji Arai | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Electronics Retail |
| 39 | 3109 | Takaya Awata | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Restaurants |
| 40 | 3124 | Yoichi Erikawa | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Video games |
| 41 | 3120 | Keiko Erikawa | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Video games |
| 42 | 3074 | Yasuhisa Ito | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Retail |
| 43 | 3074 | Hisako Yamamoto | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Retail |
| 44 | 3164 | Eiichi Kuriwada | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Package delivery |
| 45 | 3154 | Hideyuki Busujima | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Pachinko machines |
| 46 | 3143 | Hiroyuki Inoue | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | Steel products |
| 47 | 3149 | Kenji Kasahara | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | social network |
| 48 | 3405 | Shintaro Yamada | $1B | + $0.00B | Japan | mobile apps |
| 49 | 3394 | Susumu Fujita | $1B | $-0.20B | Japan | internet media |
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