Keiichiro Takahara & family
REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 4/22/17
$4.5 B
- Takahara is the founder of Unicharm, maker of Moony and MamyPoko diapers, sanitary napkins and other personal-care goods.
- The Tokyo-listed company is run by his son Takahisa.
- The aging demographic and growing population in Asia has been a boon for business.
- The company gets about half of its revenues from sales in Asia, excluding Japan.
Takahara is the founder of Unicharm, the third-largest manufacturer of baby care products in the world. The Tokyo-based company began operating in 1961 and produces diapers, sanitary napkins, pet food and other items. It has more than 12,000 employees and reported revenue of 641.6 billion yen ($5.7 billion) in 2017.
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