# List of Japanese people by net worth

This list shows the richest Japanese citizens by net worth, based on the list published by Forbes annually.

## 2022

Based on Forbes The World's Billionaires 2022
| # | Name | Age | Net Worth | Source of Wealth |
| 1 | Tadashi Yanai | 73 | US$26.1 billion | Fast Retailing |
| 2 | Takemitsu Takizaki | 76 | US$23.9 billion | Keyence |
| 3 | Masayoshi Son | 64 | US$21.3 billion | Softbank |
| 4 | Takahisa Takahara | 60 | US$6.4 billion | Unicharm |
| 5 | Shigenobu Nagamori | 77 | US$5.4 billion | Nidec |
| 6 | Hiroshi Mikitani | 60 | US$5.1 billion | Rakuten |
| 7 | Masatoshi Ito | 91 | US$4.6 billion | Seven & I Holdings Co. |
| 8 | Akio Nitori | 71 | US$4.0 billion | Nitori |
| 9 | Akira Mori & family | 78 | US$3.7 billion | Mori Trust |
| 10 | Masahiro Noda | 83 | US$3.5 billion | Obic |
| 11 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | 57 | US$3.2 billion | Hikari Tsushin, Inc. [jp] |
| 12 | Masahiro Miki | 59 | US$3.0 billion | ABC-Mart |
| 12 | Masateru Uno | 75 | US$3.0 billion | Cosmos Pharmaceutical |
| 14 | Takao Yasuda [ja] | 72 | US$2.7 billion | Don Quijote |
| 15 | Yoichi & Keiko Erikawa | N/A | US$2.5 billion | Koei |
| 16 | Katsumi Tada | 76 | US$2.4 billion | Daito Trust Construction |
| 17 | Masaaki Arai | 56 | US$2.1 billion | Open House |
| 17 | Eiichi Kuriwada | 75 | US$2.1 billion | Sagawa Express |
| 17 | Yuji Otsuka | 68 | US$2.1 billion | Otsuka Corporation |
| 20 | Yusaku Maezawa | 46 | US$1.9 billion | Zozotown |

## 2015

Based on Forbes Japan's Richest 2015
| # | Name | Age | Net Worth | Source of Wealth | Notes |
| 1 | Tadashi Yanai | 66 | US$21.1 billion | Fast Retailing | |
| 2 | Masayoshi Son | 57 | US$13.9 billion | Softbank | |
| 3 | Nobutada Saji & family | 69 | US$10.9 billion | Suntory | |
| 4 | Hiroshi Mikitani | 50 | US$10.5 billion | Rakuten | |
| 5 | Takemitsu Takizaki | 69 | US$8.8 billion | Keyence | |
| 6 | Keiichiro Takahara | 84 | US$5.4 billion | Unicharm | |
| 7 | Han Chang-Woo & family | 84 | US$4.9 billion | Maruhan | |
| 8 | Kunio Busujima & family | 90 | US$4.4 billion | Sankyo | |
| 9 | Masatoshi Ito | 91 | US$3.8 billion | Seven & I Holdings Co. | |
| 10 | Akira Mori & family | 78 | US$3.8 billion | Mori Trust | |
| 11 | Masahiro Miki | 59 | US$3.5 billion | ABC-Mart | |
| 12 | Shigenobu Nagamori | 70 | US$3.1 billion | Nidec | |
| 13 | Yoshiko Mori | 74 | US$2.8 billion | Mori Building Company | The late Minoru Mori's widow |
| 14 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | 50 | US$2.1 billion | Hikari Tsushin | |
| 15 | Kinoshita brothers | | US$2.1 billion | Acom | Kyosuke, Shigeyoshi and Katsuhiro Kinoshita |
| 16 | Takao Yasuda [ja] | 66 | US$2 billion | Don Quijote | |
| 17 | Akio Nitori | 71 | US$1.9 billion | Nitori | |
| 18 | Naruatsu Baba | 37 | US$1.7 billion | Colopl | |
| 19 | Minoru & Yuji Otsuka | | US$1.7 billion | Otsuka Corporation | |
| 20 | Kanazawa brothers | | US$1.6 billion | Sanyo Bussan | Yokyu, Zenkyu and Shinkyu Kanazawa |
| 21 | Hiroko Takei & family | | US$1.6 billion | Takefuji | The late Yasuo Takei's widow |
| 22 | Tada brothers | | US$1.6 billion | Sundrug | Naoki and Takashi Tada |
| 23 | Yusaku Maezawa | 39 | US$1.5 billion | Zozotown | |
| 24 | Kenji Kasahara | 39 | US$1.07 billion | mixi | |
| 25 | Katsumi Tada | 69 | US$1.5 billion | Daito Trust Construction | |
| 26 | Hirokazu Sugiura & family | 64 | US$1.4 billion | Sugi Holdings | |
| 27 | Chizuko & Michio Matsui | | US$1.3 billion | Matsui Securities | |
| 28 | Kazuo Okada & family | 72 | US$1.3 billion | Universal Entertainment Corporation | |
| 29 | Soichiro Fukutake | 69 | US$1.2 billion | Benesse | |
| 30 | Yoshikazu Tanaka | 38 | US$1.1 billion | GREE, Inc. | |
| 47 | Yoshiyuki Sankai | 56 | US$1.1 billion | Cyberdyne Inc. | |
| 32 | Kazuo Inamori & family | 83 | US$1.1 billion | Kyocera | |
| 33 | Nobutoshi Shimamura & family | 89 | US$1.1 billion | Shimamura | |
| 34 | Shoji Uehara | 87 | US$1 billion | Taisho Pharmaceutical | |
| 35 | Hiroshi Ishibashi | 68 | US$980 million | Bridgestone | |
| 36 | Yoji Sato & family | 69 | US$965 million | Dynam | |
| 37 | Masayuki Ishihara | 66 | US$950 million | Heiwa | |
| 38 | Hajime Satomi | 73 | US$925 million | Sega Sammy Holdings | |
| 39 | Muneaki Masuda | 64 | US$910 million | Culture Convenience Club | |
| 40 | Ryoichi Jinnai | 88 | US$900 million | Promise | |
| 41 | Masahiro Noda | 76 | US$870 million | Obic | |
| 42 | Yasuhiro Fukushima | 67 | US$850 million | Square Enix | |
| 43 | Susumu Fujita | 42 | US$780 million | Cyber Agent | |
| 44 | Kagemasa Kozuki | 74 | US$750 million | Konami | |
| 45 | Yoshitaka Fukuda | 67 | US$740 million | Aiful | |
| 46 | Yoshiko Shinohara | 80 | US$680 million | Tempstaff | |
| 47 | Masatoshi Kumagai | 51 | US$670 million | GMO Internet | |
| 48 | Satoshi Suzuki | 61 | US$650 million | Pola | |
| 49 | Tetsuro Funai | 88 | US$630 million | Funai | |
| 50 | Kentaro Ogawa & family | 66 | US$600 million | Zensho | |

## 2013

Based on Forbes Japan's Richest 2013
| # | Name | Age | Net Worth | Source of Wealth | Notes |
| 1 | Masayoshi Son | 55 | US$22.3 billion | Softbank | |
| 2 | Tadashi Yanai & family | 64 | US$15.5 billion | Fast Retailing | |
| 3 | Nobutada Saji & family | 67 | US$10.7 billion | Suntory | |
| 4 | Hiroshi Mikitani | 50 | US$6.4 billion | Rakuten | |
| 5 | Kunio Busujima & family | 88 | US$5.2 billion | Sankyo | |
| 6 | Akira Mori & family | 77 | US$5 billion | Mori Trust | |
| 7 | Takemitsu Takizaki | 68 | US$4.7 billion | Keyence | |
| 8 | Han Chang-Woo & family | 82 | US$3.4 billion | Maruhan | |
| 9 | Keiichiro Takahara | 82 | US$3.3 billion | Unicharm | |
| 10 | Masatoshi Ito | 89 | US$2.8 billion | Seven & I Holdings Co. | |
| 11 | Shoji Uehara | 84 | US$2.5 billion | Taisho Pharmaceutical | |
| 12 | Masahiro Miki | 57 | US$2.4 billion | ABC-Mart | |
| 13 | Hiroshi Yamauchi | 85 | US$2.1 billion | Nintendo | |
| 14 | Hiroko Takei & family | | US$2 billion | Takefuji | The late Yasuo Takei's widow |
| 15 | Yoshikazu Tanaka | 36 | US$1.9 billion | GREE, Inc. | |
| 16 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | 48 | US$1.65 billion | Hikari Tsushin | |
| 17 | Kanazawa brothers | | US$1.6 billion | Sanyo Bussan | |
| 18 | Kinoshita brothers | | US$1.56 billion | Acom | Kyosuke, Shigeyoshi and Katsuhiro Kinoshita |
| 19 | Katsumi Tada | 68 | US$1.52 billion | Daito Trust Construction | |
| 20 | Kazuo Okada & family | 70 | US$1.5 billion | Universal Entertainment Corporation | |
| 21 | Chizuko & Michio Matsui | | US$1.4 billion | Matsui Securities | |
| 22 | Minoru & Yuji Otsuka | | US$1.34 billion | Otsuka Corporation | |
| 23 | Shigenobu Nagamori | 68 | US$1.3 billion | Nidec | |
| 24 | Tada brothers | | US$1.26 billion | Sundrug | Naoki and Takashi Tada |
| 25 | Soichiro Fukutake | 67 | US$1.25 billion | Benesse | |
| 26 | Kagemasa Kozuki | 72 | US$1.2 billion | Konami | |
| 27 | Hajime Satomi | 71 | US$1.17 billion | Sega Sammy Holdings | |
| 28 | Ryoichi Jinnai | 86 | US$1.1 billion | Promise | |
| 29 | Takao Yasuda | 64 | US$1.08 billion | Don Quijote | |
| 30 | Kanbee Kokubu & family | 74 | US$1.07 billion | Kokubu | |
| 31 | Nobutoshi Shimamura & family | 87 | US$1.1 billion | Shimamura | |
| 32 | Akio Nitori | 69 | US$1.2 billion | Nitori | |
| 33 | Yoshiko Mori | 72 | US$1 billion | Mori Building Company | The late Minoru Mori's widow |
| 34 | Kazuo Inamori & family | 81 | US$960 million | Kyocera | |
| 35 | Masayuki Ishihara & family | 64 | US$930 million | Heiwa | |
| 36 | Hirokazu Sugiura & family | 62 | US$910 million | Sugi Holdings | |
| 37 | Yoji Sato & family | 67 | US$890 million | Dynam | |
| 38 | Muneaki Masuda | 62 | US$850 million | Culture Convenience Club | |
| 39 | Hiroshi Ishibashi | 66 | US$820 million | Bridgestone | |
| 40 | Nobuyoshi Fujisawa | 43 | US$820 million | J Trust | |
| 41 | Tetsuro Funai | 86 | US$750 million | Funai | |
| 42 | Yusaku Maezawa | 37 | US$740 million | Zozotown | |
| 43 | Kentaro Ogawa & family | 65 | US$730 million | Zensho | |
| 44 | Yoshitaka Fukuda | 65 | US$630 million | Aiful | |
| 45 | Yasuhiro Fukushima | 65 | US$570 million | Square Enix | |
| 46 | Masahiro Noda | 74 | US550$ million | Obic | |
| 47 | Tomoko Namba | 51 | US550$ million | DeNA | |
| 48 | Eitaro Itoyama | 71 | US$500 million | Shin Nihon Kanko | |
| 49 | Hiroyuki Inoue | | US$450 million | Yamato Kogyo | |
| 50 | Shoichiro Toyoda | 88 | US$400 million | Toyota Motor Corporation | |

## 2012

Based on Forbes Japan's Richest 2012
| # | Name | Age | Net Worth | Source of Wealth | Notes |
| 1 | Tadashi Yanai & family | 63 | US$10.6 billion | Fast Retailing | |
| 2 | Nobutada Saji & family | 66 | US$7.9 billion | Suntory | |
| 3 | Masayoshi Son | 54 | US$6.9 billion | Softbank | |
| 4 | Hiroshi Mikitani | 47 | US$6.3 billion | Rakuten | |
| 5 | Kunio Busujima & family | 86 | US$5.7 billion | Sankyo | |
| 6 | Takemitsu Takizaki | 66 | US$4 billion | Keyence | |
| 7 | Yoshikazu Tanaka | 35 | US$3.5 billion | GREE, Inc. | |
| 8 | Akira Mori & family | 75 | US$3.2 billion | Mori Trust | |
| 9 | Keiichiro Takahara | 81 | US$2.9 billion | Unicharm | |
| 10 | Han Chang-Woo & family | 81 | US$2.8 billion | Maruhan | |
| 11 | Hiroshi Yamauchi | 84 | US$2.7 billion | Nintendo | |
| 12 | Masatoshi Ito | 87 | US$2.6 billion | Seven & I Holdings Co. | |
| 13 | Eitaro Itoyama | 69 | US$2.5 billion | Shin Nihon Kanko | |
| 14 | Masahiro Miki | 56 | US$2.4 billion | ABC-Mart | |
| 15 | Hiroko Takei & family | 70 | US$2 billion | Takefuji | The late Yasuo Takei's widow |
| 16 | Katsumi Tada | 66 | US$1.9 billion | Daito Trust Construction | |
| 17 | Shigenobu Nagamori | 67 | US$1.8 billion | Nidec | |
| 18 | Kazuo Okada & family | 69 | US$1.6 billion | Universal Entertainment Corporation | |
| 19 | Soichiro Fukutake | 66 | US$1.5 billion | Benesse | |
| 20 | Kanazawa brothers | | US$1.4 billion | Sanyo Bussan | |
| 21 | Kinoshita brothers | | US$1.3 billion | Acom | Kyosuke, Shigeyoshi and Katsuhiro Kinoshita |
| 22 | Ryoichi Jinnai | 85 | US$1.25 billion | Promise | |
| 23 | Akio Nitori | 68 | US$1.2 billion | Nitori | |
| 24 | Kanbei Kokubu & family | 72 | US$1.18 billion | Kokubu | |
| 25 | Hajime Satomi | 70 | US$1.15 billion | Sega Sammy Holdings | |
| 26 | Nobutoshi Shimamura & family | 86 | US$1.1 billion | Shimamura | |
| 27 | Minoru & Yuji Otsuka | 89/59 | US$1.05 billion | Otsuka Corporation | |
| 28 | Tetsuro Funai | 85 | US$1 billion | Funai | |
| 29 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | 47 | US$990 million | Hikari Tsushin | |
| 30 | Yusaku Maezawa | 36 | US$950 million | Zozotown | |
| 31 | Kazuo Inamori & family | 80 | US$940 million | Kyocera | |
| 32 | Takao Yasuda | 62 | US$930 million | Don Quijote | |
| 33 | Chizuko & Michio Matsui | 57/58 | US$910 million | Matsui Securities | |
| 34 | Tada brothers | | US$900 million | Sundrug | Naoki and Takashi Tada |
| 35 | Muneaki Masuda | 61 | US$850 million | Culture Convenience Club | |
| 36 | Shoji Uehara | 84 | US$800 million | Taisho Pharmaceutical | |
| 37 | Hirokazu Sugiura & family | 60 | US$740 million | Sugi Holdings | |
| 38 | Hiroshi Ishibashi | 63 | US$670 million | Bridgestone | |
| 39 | Yasuhiro Fukushima | 64 | US$660 million | Square Enix | |
| 40 | Kentaro Ogawa | 64 | US$650 million | Zensho | |

## 2010

Based on Forbes Japan's Richest 2010
| # | Name | Age | Net Worth | Source of Wealth | Notes |
| 1 | Tadashi Yanai | 60 | US$9.2 billion | Fast Retailing | |
| 2 | Nobutada Saji | 64 | US$8.6 billion | Suntory | |
| 3 | Akira Mori | 73 | US$6.1 billion | Mori Trust | |
| 4 | Masayoshi Son | 52 | US$5.6 billion | Softbank | |
| 5 | Kunio Busujima | 84 | US$5.3 billion | Sankyo | |
| 6 | Hiroshi Mikitani | 44 | US$4.7 billion | Rakuten | |
| 7 | Hiroshi Yamauchi | 82 | US$3.8 billion | Nintendo | |
| 8 | Eitaro Itoyama | 67 | US$3.4 billion | Shin Nihon Kanko | |
| 9 | Takemitsu Takizaki | 64 | US$2.9 billion | Keyence | |
| 10 | Hiroko Takei | 68 | US$2.5 billion | Takefuji | The late Yasuo Takei's family |
| 11 | Masahiro Miki | 54 | US$2.1 billion | ABC-Mart | |
| 12 | Keiichiro Takahara | 78 | US$1.95 billion | Unicharm | |
| 13 | Shigenobu Nagamori | 65 | US$1.9 billion | Nidec | |
| 14 | Masatoshi Ito | 85 | US$1.85 billion | Ito-Yokado | |
| 15 | Yokyu Kanzawa | | US$1.8 billion | Sanyo Bussan | |
| 16 | Katsumi Tada | 64 | US$1.75 billion | Daito Trust Construction | |
| 17 | Han Chang-Woo | 78 | US$1.7 billion | Maruhan | |
| 18 | Yoshikazu Tanaka | 32 | US$1.6 billion | GREE, Inc. | |
| 19 | Soichiro Fukutake | 64 | US$1.4 billion | Benesse | |
| 20 | Minoru Mori | 75 | US$1.35 billion | Mori Building Company | |
| 21 | Tetsuro Funai | 83 | US$1.3 billion | Funai Electric | |
| 22 | Ryoichi Jinnai | 83 | US$1.25 billion | Promise | |
| 23 | Kanbei Kokubu | 70 | US$1.2 billion | Kokubu | |
| 24 | Nobutoshi Shimamura | 83 | US$1.1 billion | Shimamura | |
| 25 | Kinoshita brothers | | US$1.05 billion | Acom | Kyosuke, Shigeyoshi and Katsuhiro Kinoshita |
| 26 | Kazuo Okada | 67 | US$1 billion | Universal Entertainment Corporation | |
| 27 | Chizuko & Michio Matsui | 55/56 | US$960 million | Matsui Securities | |
| 28 | Kazuo Inamori | 78 | US$920 million | Kyocera | |
| 29 | Junichiro Takada | 73 | US$900 million | Takata Corporation | |
| 30 | Akio Nitori | 66 | US$890 million | Nitori | |
| 31 | Muneaki Masuda | 59 | US$800 million | Culture Convenience Club | |
| 32 | Hajime Satomi | 68 | US$780 million | Sega Sammy Holdings | |
| 33 | Kenji Kasahara | 34 | US$720 million | mixi | |
| 34 | Yasuhiro Fukushima | 62 | US$710 million | Square Enix | |
| 35 | Tada brothers | | US$700 million | Sundrug | Naoki and Takashi Tada |
| 36 | Minoru & Yuji Otsuka | 87/56 | US$690 million | Otsuka Corporation | |
| 37 | Takao Yasuda | 60 | US$690 million | Don Quijote | |
| 38 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | 44 | US$660 million | Hikari Tsushin | |
| 39 | Shoji Uehara | 82 | US$640 million | Taisho Pharmaceutical | |
| 40 | Shoichiro Toyoda | 84 | US$620 million | Toyota Motor Corporation | |

## 2007

Based on Forbes Japan's Richest 2007
| # | Name | Age | Net Worth | Source of Wealth | Notes |
| 1 | Akira Mori | 69 | US$5.5 billion | Mori Trust | |
| 2 | Masayoshi Son | 49 | US$5.45 billion | Softbank | |
| 3 | Hiroshi Yamauchi | 79 | US$4.8 billion | Nintendo | |
| 4 | Kunio Busujima | 82 | US$4.3 billion | Sankyo | |
| 5 | Hiroko Takei | 65 | US$4 billion | Takefuji | The late Yasuo Takei's family |
| 6 | Nobutada Saji | 61 | US$3.9 billion | Suntory | |
| 7 | Eitaro Itoyama | 65 | US$3.8 billion | Shin Nihon Kanko | |
| 8 | Tadashi Yanai | 58 | US$3.6 billion | Fast Retailing | |
| 9 | Takemitsu Takizaki | 62 | US$2.7 billion | Keyence | |
| 10 | Masatoshi Ito | 83 | US$2.6 billion | Ito-Yokado | |
| 11 | Yoshitaka Fukuda | 59 | US$2.5 billion | Aiful | |
| 12 | Kinoshita brothers | | US$2.37 billion | Acom | Kyosuke, Shigeyoshi and Katsuhiro Kinoshita |
| 13 | Hiroshi Mikitani | 42 | US$2.2 billion | Rakuten | |
| 14 | Kazuo Okada | 64 | US$2.1 billion | Aruze | |
| 15 | Fukuzo Iwasaki | 82 | US$2 billion | Iwasaki Sangyo | |
| 16 | Toichi Takenaka | 64 | US$1.9 billion | Takenaka Corporation | |
| 17 | Masahiro Miki | 51 | US$1.8 billion | ABC-Mart | |
| 18 | Kanbei Kokubu | 68 | US$1.7 billion | Kokubu | |
| 19 | Ryoichi Jinnai | 80 | US$1.4 billion | Promise | |
| 20 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | 42 | US$1.37 billion | Hikari Tsushin | |
| 21 | Tetsuro Funai | 80 | US$1.34 billion | Funai Electric | |
| 22 | Shigenobu Nagamori | 53 | US$1.3 billion | Nidec | |
| 23 | Kenshin Oshima | 59 | US$1.2 billion | SFCG | |
| 24 | Minoru & Yuji Otsuka | 84/53 | US$1.16 billion | Otsuka Corporation | |
| 25 | Han Chang-Woo | 76 | US$1.16 billion | Maruhan | |
| 26 | Hajime Satomi | 65 | US$1.14 billion | Sega Sammy Holdings | |
| 27 | Soichiro Fukutake | 61 | US$1.11 billion | Benesse | |
| 28 | Tadahiro Yoshida | 60 | US$1.1 billion | YKK | |
| 29 | Chizuko & Michio Matsui | 52/54 | US$1.09 billion | Matsui Securities | |
| 30 | Kazuo Inamori | 75 | US$1 billion | Kyocera | |
| 31 | Yasuhiro Fukushima | 59 | US$900 million | Square Enix | |
| 32 | Shosuke Idemitsu | 79 | US$895 million | Idemitsu Kosan | |
| 33 | Shoichiro Toyoda | 82 | US$800 million | Toyota Motor Corporation | |
| 34 | Keiko & Yoichi Erikawa | 58/56 | US$780 million | Koei | |
| 35 | Yusuke Miyama | 61 | US$775 million | Leopalace21 | |
| 36 | Shoji Uehara | 79 | US$770 million | Taisho Pharmaceutical | |
| 37 | Ryuji Arai | 61 | US$730 million | Bic Camera | |
| 38 | Nobutoshi Shimamura | 71 | US$650 million | Shimamura | |
| 39 | Etsuko & Gen Fujita | 77/NA | US$630 million | | The late Den Fujita's family |
| 40 | Akio Nitori | 63 | US$610 million | Nitori | |

## 2006

Based on Forbes Japan's Richest 2006
| # | Name | Age | Net Worth | Source of Wealth | Notes |
| 1 | Masayoshi Son | 48 | US$7 billion | Softbank | |
| 2 | Yasuo Takei | 76 | US$5.6 billion | Takefuji | |
| 3 | Kunio Busujima | 81 | US$5.4 billion | Sankyo | |
| 4 | Nobutada Saji | 60 | US$5 billion | Suntory | |
| 5 | Akira Mori | 68 | US$4.9 billion | Mori Trust | |
| 6 | Hiroshi Mikitani | 41 | US$4.5 billion | Rakuten | |
| 7 | Tadashi Yanai | 57 | US$4.4 billion | Fast Retailing | |
| 8 | Eitaro Itoyama | 64 | US$4.3 billion | Shin Nihon Kanko | |
| 9 | Kinoshita brothers | | US$3.5 billion | Acom | Kyosuke, Shigeyoshi and Katsuhiro Kinoshita |
| 10 | Masatoshi Ito | 82 | US$3.3 billion | Ito-Yokado | |
| 11 | Takemitsu Takizaki | 61 | US$3 billion | Keyence | |
| 12 | Yoshitaka Fukuda | 58 | US$2.8 billion | Aiful | |
| 13 | Fukuzo Iwasaki | 81 | US$2.4 billion | Iwasaki Sangyo | |
| 14 | Hiroshi Yamauchi | 78 | US$2.2 billion | Nintendo | |
| 15 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | 41 | US$1.9 billion | Hikari Tsushin | |
| 16 | Tetsuro Funai | 79 | US$1.85 billion | Funai Electric | |
| 17 | Ryoichi Jinnai | 79 | US$1.75 billion | Promise | |
| 18 | Shigenobu Nagamori | 52 | US$1.7 billion | Nidec | |
| 19 | Kazuo Okada | 63 | US$1.55 billion | Aruze | |
| 20 | Minoru & Yuji Otsuka | 83/52 | US$1.5 billion | Otsuka Corporation | |
| 21 | Kenshin Oshima | 58 | US$1.4 billion | SFCG | |
| 22 | Hideo Morita | 54 | US$1.35 billion | Sony | The late Akio Morita's son |
| 23 | Tadahiro Yoshida | 59 | US$1.3 billion | YKK | |
| 24 | Soichiro Fukutake | 60 | US$1.28 billion | Benesse | |
| 25 | Reijiro Kobayashi | 78 | US$1.25 billion | KOSÉ | |
| 26 | Yoshiaki Tsutsumi | 72 | US$1.2 billion | Seibu Railway | |
| 27 | Hajime Satomi | 64 | US$1.17 billion | Sega Sammy Holdings | |
| 28 | Han Chang-Woo | 75 | US$1.15 billion | Maruhan | |
| 29 | Toichi Takenaka | 63 | US$1 billion | Takenaka Corporation | |
| 30 | Masakazu Shiiki | 78 | US$980 million | Sanyo Shinpan | |
| 31 | Kanbei Kokubu | 67 | US$970 million | Kokubu | |
| 32 | Nobutoshi Shimamura | 70 | US$925 million | Shimamura | |
| 33 | Kazuo Inamori | 74 | US$875 million | Kyocera | |
| 34 | Reijiro & Yasuo Hattori | | US$850 million | Seiko | |
| 35 | Shoichiro Toyoda | 81 | US$730 million | Toyota Motor Corporation | |
| 36 | Shoji Uehara | 78 | US$710 million | Taisho Pharmaceutical | |
| 37 | Yoji Sato | 60 | US$705 million | Dynam | |
| 38 | Yasuhiro Fukushima | 58 | US$700 million | Square Enix | |
| 39 | Kenkichi Nakajima | 85 | US$690 million | Heiwa Corporation | |
| 40 | Muneaki Masuda | 55 | US$680 million | Culture Convenience Club | |

## 1996

Based on Forbes World's Billionaires 1996
| # | Name | Net Worth | Source of Wealth | Notes |
| 1 | Yoshiaki Tsutsumi | US$9.2 billion | Seibu Railway | |
| 2 | Yasuo Takei | US$5.2 billion | Takefuji | |
| 3 | Masayoshi Son | US$4.6 billion | Softbank | |
| 4 | Masatoshi Ito | US$4 billion | Ito-Yokado | |
| 5 | Iwasaki family | US$4 billion | Iwasaki Sangyo | |
| 6 | Minoru & Akira Mori | US$3.9 billion | Mori Building Company | |
| 7 | Keizo Saji | US$3.2 billion | Suntory | |
| 8 | Kyosuke Kinoshita | US$3.1 billion | Acom | |
| 9 | Goroemon Yoshimoto | US$2.5 billion | | |
| 10 | Rinji Shino | US$2.5 billion | | |
| 11 | Yasuyuki Nambu | US$2.5 billion | Pasona | |
| 12 | Hisakichi Yamaguchi | US$2.4 billion | | |
| 13 | Kanichiro Ishibashi | US$2.4 billion | Bridgestone | |
| 14 | Eitaro Itoyama | US$2.3 billion | Shin Nihon Kanko | |
| 15 | Akio Morita | US$2.3 billion | Sony | |
| 16 | Akihiko Otsuka | US$2.2 billion | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | |
| 17 | Kazuo Matsuda | US$2.2 billion | | |
| 18 | Masahiro Ohga | US$2.1 billion | | |
| 19 | Ryoichi Jinnai | US$2.1 billion | Promise | |
| 20 | Shoji Uehara | US$1.9 billion | Taisho Pharmaceutical | |
| 21 | Masakuni Osano | US$1.7 billion | Kokusai Kogyo | The late Kenji Osano's nephew |
| 22 | Kenkichi Nakajima | US$1.6 billion | Heiwa Corporation | |
| 23 | Kunio Busujima | US$1.6 billion | Sankyo | |
| 24 | Kenshin Oshima | US$1.5 billion | SFCG | |
| 25 | Takemitsu Takizaki | US$1.4 billion | Keyence | |
| 26 | Hiroshi Yamauchi | US$1.4 billion | Nintendo | |
| 27 | Tadahiro Yoshida | US$1.3 billion | YKK | |
| 28 | Den Fujita | US$1.3 billion | | |
| 29 | Hiroshi Takei | US$1.3 billion | | |
| 30 | Masafumi Miyamoto | US$1.3 billion | Square | |
| 31 | Soichiro Fukutake | US$1.3 billion | Enix | |
| 32 | Masakazu Shiiki | US$1.2 billion | Sanyo Shinpan | |
| 33 | Kenichi Mabuchi | US$1.1 billion | Mabuchi Motor | |
| 34 | Kazuo Inamori | US$1.1 billion | Kyocera | |
| 35 | Isono family | US$1.1 billion | Meidi-Ya | |
| 36 | Renichi Takenaka | US$1.1 billion | Takenaka Corporation | |
| 37 | Ryusuke Kimura | US$1.1 billion | | |
| 38 | Otani family | US$1 billion | | |
| 39 | Toyoda family | US$1 billion | Toyota Motor Corporation | |
| 40 | Junichi Murata | US$1 billion | Murata Machinery | |

## 1991

Based on Forbes World's Billionaires 1991
| # | Name | Net Worth | Source of Wealth |
| 1 | Taikichiro Mori | US$15 billion | Mori Building Company |
| 2 | Yoshiaki Tsutsumi | US$14 billion & more | Seibu Railway |
| 3 | Kitaro Watanabe | US$7 billion & more | Azabu Building |
| 4 | Kenkichi Nakajima & family | US$6.1 billion | Heiwa Corporation |
| 5 | Takenaka family | US$5.4 billion | Takenaka Corporation |
| 6 | Yoneichi Otani & family | US$5 billion | New Otani Hotels |
| 7 | Hirotomo Takei | US$4.5 billion | |
| 8 | Tetsuo Ohga family | US$4 billion & more | |
| 9 | Hattori family | US$3.5 billion | Seiko |
| 10 | Ken Hayashibara | US$3 billion | Hayashibara Co., Ltd. |
| 11 | Isono family | US$3 billion | Meidi-Ya |
| 12 | Junichi Murata & family | US$3 billion | Murata Machinery |
| 13 | Rinji Shino | US$3 billion | |
| 14 | Haruhiko Yoshimoto & family | US$3 billion | |
| 15 | Eitaro Itoyama | US$2.9 billion | Shin Nihon Kanko |
| 16 | Hisakichi Yamaguchi | US$2.9 billion | |
| 17 | Al-Rajhi family | US$2.8 billion | |
| 18 | Yohachiro Iwasaki | US$2.8 billion | Iwasaki Sangyo |
| 19 | Tadao Yoshida & family | US$2.8 billion | |
| 20 | Kiyoshi Sagawa | US$2.7 billion | Sagawa Express |