Top 34 Quotes by Tadashi Yanai

I tell people that we must have the courage to share what we feel, but no one follows me.

Konosuke Matsushita was a visionary entrepreneur. He started working very young as a teenager, and he eventually created Panasonic to become a truly global company.

Japan has only 100m people. Asia has 4bn. At least one-third, maybe nearly half, will become middle class, and this is a big opportunity for Japanese businessmen.

The Asian brand, which I admire for having become a global success, is Samsung. In comparison, we're just starting, but I believe that we at Uniqlo will be the next Asian brand to do well globally.

People shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality clothing.

I think like a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Failure is a great teacher. At the same time, you must remember, success will never last... Whether it's tech or fashion, it must be for the customer.

The biggest part of my job now is to quickly develop successors, and around the world I am working to develop new business leaders in the company.

Opening new stores outside of Japan is important, but training our employees is even more important.

You have to be a crazy guy and a little eccentric to be very successful.

Forty-five years ago, when I was 18, I came to San Francisco by boat and took two weeks to get here. I had a great impression. I think San Francisco is the welcoming gate for people from Asia.