Billionaire founder of Japan's Uniqlo wants a woman to succeed him

Billionaire founder of Japan's Uniqlo wants a woman to succeed him

A customer stands in front of a display shirts in a variety of colors inside a Uniqlo store, the fashion clothing retailer operated by Fast Retailing Co., as the company opens their first German store in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, April 11, 2014. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing Co.’s 70-year-old billionaire founder, said he would prefer to be succeeded by a woman, which would be better for Asia’s largest retailer.

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