Tadashi Yanai is the founder and CEO of Fast Retailing, which is the parent company of the Uniqlo clothing brand.
Billionaire Japanese businessman Tadashi Yanai has donated $31 million to the UCLA College Division of Humanities.A billionaire Japanese businessman has donated $31 million to the UCLA College Division of Humanities, making it the largest gift in the program's history.
The donation will support the initiative to promote the study of Japanese literature, language and culture. "I am proud to support the study of Japanese humanities at UCLA and around the world because I believe in sharing and valuing the practices and artforms that shape our world," Yanai said in a statement. "The humanities and arts make us who we are -- they enable us as humans to relate to and care for one another. I look forward to seeing how Japan Past & Present will expand and enrich this critical work.
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