- Yasuo Takei
Yasuo Takei (武井保雄, "Takei Yasuo") (
January 4 ,1930 –August 11 ,2006 [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207888,00.html FOXNews.com - Japan's Richest Man, Worth U.S. $5.4 Billion, Dies at 76 - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News ] ] ), was the founder and former chairman ofTakefuji (武富士),Japan 's number one consumer finance group.On
17 November 2004 he was given a three yearsuspended sentence for wiretapping and defamation of character, after ordering the phones of twofreelance journalist s who had written articles critical of Takefuji to be bugged between December 2000 and February 2001. [ [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/weekly/news/nn2004/nn20041127a5.htm 日本のニュースを英語で読むならジャパンタイムズウィークリー ] ] The defamation of character charge followed Takei's ordering Takefuji employees to place libelous statements about one of the journalists on its web site. [ [http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=16821 AsiaMedia :: JAPAN: Takefuji chief's wiretaps net suspended term ] ]According to a "Forbes" survey in June 2006, Takei was the second-wealthiest person in Japan (after
Masayoshi Son ) - he possessed an estimated net worth of US$5.6 billion. [ [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=ae0N749YztH8&refer=japan Bloomberg.com: Japan ] ]ee also
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* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=VA5Y&datatype=Person Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People]
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