Japan Operations: Yanai and Executive Officer

japan operations: They are persevering, detail oriented and have an aesthetic sense. ; As Yanai gets older, he's been asked more frequently about succession at the company, which he built from his father's tailor shop into a global brand, according to The Japan Times. A possible candidate could be Maki Akaida, who was appointed this year to run Uniqlo's Japan operations the company's most profitable unit. The job is more suitable for a woman, Yanai, the chief executive officer behind clothing giant Uniqlo, said in an interview. Yanai said he wants to increase the ratio of female senior executives to more than half the total. Japan has faced scrutiny over its lack of gender diversity in top management roles only 4.1 percent of women in the country hold executive titles at publicly traded firms. Fast Retailing currently has six women in such roles, after hitting its goal last year of having more than 30 percent of women in management positions. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.