Altogether the country’s 50 wealthiest are worth $178 billion, down from $186 billion a year ago. 1, Masayoshi Son, fell to second place despite gains in SoftBank stock that lifted his fortune by $2.1 billion to $24 billion. Son was outpaced by Tadashi Yanai, founder of Fast Retailing, parent of clothing chain Uniqlo, who moved back into the top spot for the first time since 2016. Son has made headlines for the big bets that his $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund has been making. Net worths were based on stock prices and exchange rates as of the close of markets on March 22, 2019.

Source: Forbes April 10, 2019 21:45 UTC