One win, nine losses.
一勝九敗
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Tadashi Yanai
Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1949, Tadashi Yanai took over his father's small menswear shop and built Fast Retailing, centered on the Uniqlo casual-wear brand, into Japan's largest apparel company. His motto 'one win, nine losses' reflects a philosophy of learning relentlessly from failure. With an estimated fortune of $50.3 billion as of 2025, he is Japan's wealthiest individual. Through rigorous execution of the SPA (Specialty store retailer of Private label Apparel) model, he has redefined the global fast-fashion market.
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