Nobutada Saji is a Japanese businessman. As of 2004, he is the wealthiest individual in Japan, with a net worth of $5.8 billion. Saji became CEO of Suntory in 2001. Leads $11 billion (sales) beverage and food company, Suntory. The company was founded in 1899 by his grandfather and was the first to sell Western liquor in Japan. While their profit has been decreasing at home in recent years, business is thriving in China. Its beer has a more than 50% market share in the Shanghai region. Saji is a serious swimmer as well as an avid reader.
Japan's fourth-largest brewer and food manufacturer. He was the wealthiest individual in Japan as of 2004, with a net worth of $6.9 billion; however, a Forbes survey in June 2006 downgraded him to the fourth-richest, with a net worth of $5 billion.
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* The company was founded in 1899 by his grandfather and was the first to sell Western liquor in Japan.
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