Fast Retailing head Yanai meets press on earnings

Fast Retailing head Yanai meets press on earnings

Tadashi Yanai, chairman, president and chief executive at Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, after the company announced it posted a record net profit for the fifth straight year in the year ended in August.

Fast Retailing head Yanai meets press on earnings

Fast Retailing head Yanai meets press on earnings

Tadashi Yanai, chairman, president and chief executive at Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, after the company announced it posted a record net profit for the fifth straight year in the year ended in August.

Fast Retailing CEO Yanai

Fast Retailing CEO Yanai

Tadashi Yanai, chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual wear chain Uniqlo, speaks during a press conference held in Tokyo on April 10, 2025, to release the company's half-year earnings through February.

Fast Retailing CEO Yanai

Fast Retailing CEO Yanai

Tadashi Yanai, chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual wear chain Uniqlo, speaks during a press conference held in Tokyo on April 10, 2025, to release the company's half-year earnings through February.

Illustration Uniqlo

Illustration Uniqlo

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 29, 2024 - Illustration Uniqlo Tadashi Yanai admitted for the first time that it did not use Xinjiang cotton, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 29, 2024.

Illustration Uniqlo

Illustration Uniqlo

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 29, 2024 - Illustration Uniqlo Tadashi Yanai admitted for the first time that it did not use Xinjiang cotton, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 29, 2024.

Illustration Uniqlo

Illustration Uniqlo

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 29, 2024 - Illustration Uniqlo Tadashi Yanai admitted for the first time that it did not use Xinjiang cotton, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 29, 2024.

Illustration Uniqlo

Illustration Uniqlo

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 29, 2024 - Illustration Uniqlo Tadashi Yanai admitted for the first time that it did not use Xinjiang cotton, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 29, 2024.

Illustration Uniqlo

Illustration Uniqlo

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 29, 2024 - Illustration Uniqlo Tadashi Yanai admitted for the first time that it did not use Xinjiang cotton, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 29, 2024.

Illustration Uniqlo

Illustration Uniqlo

SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 29, 2024 - Illustration Uniqlo Tadashi Yanai admitted for the first time that it did not use Xinjiang cotton, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, November 29, 2024.

PFW Uniqlo Cocktail Party

PFW Uniqlo Cocktail Party

Anna Wintour, Tadashi Yanai and Clare Waight Keller attending the UNIQLO The Art And Science Of LifeWear: What Makes Life Better Cocktail Party as part of Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France on September 30, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Uniqlo Cocktail Party

PFW Uniqlo Cocktail Party

JW Anderson, Anna Wintour, Tadashi Yanai, Clare Waight Keller and Roger Federer attending the UNIQLO The Art And Science Of LifeWear: What Makes Life Better Cocktail Party as part of Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France on September 30, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Uniqlo Cocktail Party

PFW Uniqlo Cocktail Party

Anna Wintour, Tadashi Yanai and Clare Waight Keller attending the UNIQLO The Art And Science Of LifeWear: What Makes Life Better Cocktail Party as part of Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France on September 30, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO President and founder Tadashi Yanai speaks during a press conference for the 40th anniversary of Japanese ready-to-wear brand UNIQLO in Paris on September 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO President and founder Tadashi Yanai speaks during a press conference for the 40th anniversary of Japanese ready-to-wear brand UNIQLO in Paris on September 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO President and founder Tadashi Yanai speaks during a press conference for the 40th anniversary of Japanese ready-to-wear brand UNIQLO in Paris on September 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO President and founder Tadashi Yanai speaks during a press conference for the 40th anniversary of Japanese ready-to-wear brand UNIQLO in Paris on September 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO President and founder Tadashi Yanai speaks during a press conference for the 40th anniversary of Japanese ready-to-wear brand UNIQLO in Paris on September 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO President and founder Tadashi Yanai speaks during a press conference for the 40th anniversary of Japanese ready-to-wear brand UNIQLO in Paris on September 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO President and founder Tadashi Yanai speaks during a press conference for the 40th anniversary of Japanese ready-to-wear brand UNIQLO in Paris on September 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO President and founder Tadashi Yanai speaks during a press conference for the 40th anniversary of Japanese ready-to-wear brand UNIQLO in Paris on September 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO President and founder Tadashi Yanai speaks during a press conference for the 40th anniversary of Japanese ready-to-wear brand UNIQLO in Paris on September 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO Press Conference - Paris

UNIQLO President and founder Tadashi Yanai speaks during a press conference for the 40th anniversary of Japanese ready-to-wear brand UNIQLO in Paris on September 30, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fast Retailing CEO

Fast Retailing CEO

Tadashi Yanai, chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual wear chain Uniqlo, attends a news conference in Tokyo on April 11, 2024, after the company released its earnings for the September-February first half of the current year through August.

Fast Retailing CEO

Fast Retailing CEO

Tadashi Yanai, chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual wear chain Uniqlo, smiles during a news conference held in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, to release the company's earnings for the year ended in August.

CHINA-SHANXI-QIKOU ANCIENT TOWN-TOURISM INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-SHANXI-QIKOU ANCIENT TOWN-TOURISM INDUSTRY (CN)

(231002) -- TAIYUAN, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villager Feng Yanai makes a cloth tiger in the Qikou ancient town of Linxian County, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 2, 2023. Cloth tigers and shoes made by Feng have gained great popularity among tourists and earn her more than 30,000 yuan (about 4108.78 U.S. dollars) per year. Qikou, an ancient riverine town along the Yellow River, was an important trade ferry in history. However, with the development of land transportation, the Qikou ancient town declined in terms of trade volume, leaving many of its historical buildings in disrepair. In recent years, local authorities have carried out protection and restoration of historical buildings and ancient dwellings in the Qikou ancient town. At the same time, the integrated development of culture and tourism is also promoted. Today the ancient town has become a popular tourist attraction. More than 5,000 people out of a population of about 30,000 in the town are engaged in the tourism industry. (Xinhua/Zhan

Cannes Closing Ceremony DB

Cannes Closing Ceremony DB

Takuma Takasaki, Kōji Yakusho, Donata Wenders, Wim Wenders and Koji Yanai attending the closing ceremony red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Closing Ceremony DB

Cannes Closing Ceremony DB

Takuma Takasaki, Kōji Yakusho, Donata Wenders, Wim Wenders and Koji Yanai attending the closing ceremony red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Closing Ceremony DB

Cannes Closing Ceremony DB

Takuma Takasaki, Kōji Yakusho, Donata Wenders, Wim Wenders and Koji Yanai attending the closing ceremony red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Boyer/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Takuma Takasaki, Kōji Yakusho, Donata Wenders, Wim Wenders and Koji Yanai attend the "Elemental" screening and closing ceremony red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Takuma Takasaki, Kōji Yakusho, Donata Wenders, Wim Wenders and Koji Yanai attend the "Elemental" screening and closing ceremony red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Takuma Takasaki, Kōji Yakusho, Donata Wenders, Wim Wenders and Koji Yanai attend the "Elemental" screening and closing ceremony red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Takuma Takasaki, Kōji Yakusho, Donata Wenders, Wim Wenders and Koji Yanai attend the "Elemental" screening and closing ceremony red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Closing Red Carpet AM

Cannes Closing Red Carpet AM

Takuma Takasaki, Koji Yakusho, Donata Wenders, Wim Wenders, Koji Yanai attending the Closing Red Carpet and Elemental Screening as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 27, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes Closing Red Carpet AM

Cannes Closing Red Carpet AM

Takuma Takasaki, Koji Yakusho, Donata Wenders, Wim Wenders, Koji Yanai attending the Closing Red Carpet and Elemental Screening as part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 27, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes - Perfect Days Photocall

Cannes - Perfect Days Photocall

Takuma Takasaki, Min Tanaka, Aoi Yamada, Arisa Nakano, Kōji Yakusho, Wim Wenders and Koji Yanai attend the "Perfect Days" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes - Perfect Days Photocall

Cannes - Perfect Days Photocall

Takuma Takasaki, Min Tanaka, Aoi Yamada, Arisa Nakano, Kōji Yakusho, Wim Wenders and Koji Yanai attend the "Perfect Days" photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cannes - Perfect Days Screening

Cannes - Perfect Days Screening

Koji Yanai, Aoi Yamada, Director Wim Wenders, Director Kōji Yakusho and Min Tanaka depart the "Perfect Days" red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 25, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wheelchair tennis star Kunieda at retirement press conference

Wheelchair tennis star Kunieda at retirement press conference

Wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda (R) receives flowers from Tadashi Yanai, chairman and CEO of his sponsor Fast Retailing Co., during a retirement press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2023. In January, the winner of 28 Grand Slam titles and three Paralympic gold medals in the men's singles announced his retirement while at the top of the world rankings.

Fast Retailing eyeing expansion of overseas operations via M&As

Fast Retailing eyeing expansion of overseas operations via M&As

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, chairman and chief executive officer of Fast Retailing Co., a leading Japanese casual-clothing retailer, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4 where the company said it will continue to invest 300-400 billion yen for mergers and acquisitions in order to raise its profile in the global market.

New fleece lineup with better heat insulation unveiled

New fleece lineup with better heat insulation unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai (C), head of Fast Retailing Co., which operates the Uniqlo clothing chain, and models wearing a new lineup of fleece wear with enhanced heat insulation pose at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014.

Uniqlo, Daiwa House strike partnership deal

Uniqlo, Daiwa House strike partnership deal

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai (L), head of Fast Retailing Co. which operates the Uniqlo clothing chain, and Naotake Ono, president of Daiwa House Industry Co., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2014, after announcing a bilateral business partnership. The deal calls for the two companies to set up a joint distribution firm for the same-day domestic delivery of Uniqlo products purchased online.

Fast Retailing's group net profit drops 28.7% in year through Aug.

Fast Retailing's group net profit drops 28.7% in year through Aug.

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, president and chairman of Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, briefs reporters on the company's financial results for the business year through August in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2014. It logged 74.55 billion yen in group net profit for the year through August, down 28.7 percent from the previous year.

Japan's Yanai re-elected as U.N. sea tribunal judge

Japan's Yanai re-elected as U.N. sea tribunal judge

NEW YORK, United States - Shunji Yanai responds to questions from reporters in New York, the United States, on June 11, 2014, after being re-elected as a judge at a U.N. tribunal handling sea disputes such as resources development, for a nine-year term from October.

Japan panel on collective self-defense

Japan panel on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) receives a report from former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai, who heads a panel of security experts, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. The panel proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense, giving the nod to Abe's push for an overhaul of postwar security policy.

Japan panel on collective self-defense

Japan panel on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) receives a report from former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai, who heads a panel of security experts, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. The panel proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense, giving the nod to Abe's push for an overhaul of postwar security policy.

Fast Retailing chief Yanai explains Sept.-Feb. results

Fast Retailing chief Yanai explains Sept.-Feb. results

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, president and chairman of Fast Retailing Co., explains the Uniqlo chain operator's business results in the September to February period on April 10, 2014, in Tokyo. The company logged record sales of 764.3 billion yen, up 24.3 percent from a year earlier, in the period.

Uniqlo operator chief

Uniqlo operator chief

NEW YORK, United States - Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo-brand casual clothing store chain, is interviewed in New York on March 27, 2014.

Treatment of people exposed to Fukushima radiation changing

Treatment of people exposed to Fukushima radiation changing

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Makiko Orita (R), a graduate student at Nagasaki University and health nurse, visits shop owner Yoshiyuki Yanai in Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, to offer health consultations on July 31, 2013.

Uniqlo in Indonesia

Uniqlo in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Fast Retailing Co. Chairman Tadashi Yanai (R) holds the company's Uniqlo brand logo during a press conference in Jakarta on June 20, 2013. The Japanese casual wear maker will open a Uniqlo shop in Jakarta on June 22, 2013, as its first outlet of the brand in Indonesia.