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List of notable or famous entrepreneurs from Japan, with bios and photos, including the top entrepreneurs born in Japan and even some popular entrepreneurs who immigrated to Japan. If you're trying to find out the names of famous Japanese entrepreneurs then this list is the perfect resource for you. These entrepreneurs are among the most prominent in their field, and information about each well-known entrepreneur from Japan is included when available.
Victoria Principal and Joi Ito are included on this list along with many more.
This historic entrepreneurs from Japan list can help answer the questions "Who are some Japanese entrepreneurs of note?" and "Who are the most famous entrepreneurs from Japan?" These prominent entrepreneurs of Japan may or may not be currently alive, but what they all have in common is that they're all respected Japanese entrepreneurs.
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Daisuke Enomoto (ę¦ę¬ 大č¼, Enomoto Daisuke, born April 22, 1971, nicknamed Dice-K) is a Japanese businessman and former livedoor executive who hoped to become the fourth space tourist. He had trained at Star City, Moscow in Russia to fly with two members of Expedition 14 on board Soyuz TMA-9, which was launched on September 18, 2006.
However, on August 21, 2006, a Russian Federal Space Agency spokesman announced that Enomoto was "deemed not ready to fly for exclusively medical reasons", although he hinted that Enomoto might recover and join a later mission. His replacement on this particular flight was Iranian-American businesswoman Anousheh Ansari. Enomoto was involved in a lawsuit againstĀ ...more
Fusajiro Yamauchi (å±±å ęæę²»é Yamauchi, FusajirÅ, November 22, 1859 ā January 1, 1940) was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded the company that is now known as Nintendo. Yamauchi lived in Kyoto, Japan and had a wife and a daughter, Tei Yamauchi (who later married future Nintendo president and Fusajiro Yamauchi's successor, Sekiryo Kaneda).
Age: Dec. at 80 (1859-1940)
Birthplace: Kyoto, Keihanshin, Japan
Isao Okawa
Isao Okawa (å¤§å· å, Åkawa Isao) (May 19, 1926 ā March 16, 2001) was a Japanese businessman and the former Chairman of Sega.
Jujiro Matsuda (ę¾ē° éꬔé, Matsuda JÅ«jirÅ, August 8, 1875 ā March 27, 1952) was a Japanese industrialist and businessman who founded automobile manufacturer Mazda Motor Corporation.
Kazuo Inamori (ēزē å夫, Inamori Kazuo, born January 21, 1932) is a Japanese philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of Kyocera and KDDI. He was the chairman of Japan Airlines. In 2011, he received the Othmer Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to progress in science and chemistry.
