Richest Man in Japan Contradiction As of 2008 Yamauchi is the richest person in Japan and 149th richest person in the world having a net worth of approximately 7 8 billion 1 He is currently the third richest man in Japan 2 due to his shares in Nintendo since their success with the Wii and Nintendo DS consoles These are quoted from the beginning and end of the article repectively I understand that they are technically both correct as of 2008 vs currently however it would probably be clearer to state merely one or the other