About Fast Retailing Foundation

  • Philosophy

    The Fast Retailing Foundation (FR Foundation) seeks to help build a society that encourages the harmonious co-existence of diverse peoples and facilitates sustainable development. We also seek to build a new future for the apparel industry. To achieve these aims, the FR Foundation focuses on promoting research designed to help make the world a better place, spurring technological development, nurturing human resources, and supporting socially vulnerable individuals or groups.

  • FR Foundation Summary

    Name :

    Fast Retailing Foundation

    Established :

    November 16, 2018

    Location :

    Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Representative :

    Tadashi Yanai, President

    Activities :

    • The Development of the Next Generation Support
      • Scholarship
      • Educational Exchange Program
      • Sports Next Generation Development Program
    • Self-Reliance Support
      • Refugee Support
      • Deafblind Children Support
    • Environmental Protection Support
      • Support for Tree-Planting Activities

  • Board Members & Councilors

    President

    Tadashi Yanai
    Chairman, President and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

    Director

    Akihiro Nikkaku
    Chairman of Toray Industries, Inc.
    Kashiwa Sato
    Creative Director / CEO, Samurai Co., Ltd.
    Miwa Seki
    General Partner of MPower Partners
    Sosuke Fujimoto
    Representative of Sou Fujimoto Architects Co., Ltd.
    Shingo Kunieda
    Former Professional wheelchair tennis player

    Auditor

    Hiroaki Nishi
    Office Representative of Hiroaki Nishi Certified Public Accountant Office
    Yuko Tajima
    Attorney at Sawayaka Law Office

    Councilor

    Akio Mimura
    Honorary Chairman of Nippon Steel Corporation
    Ichiro Fujisaki
    President of The America Japan Society
    Ken Kobayashi
    Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    Masashi Matsuie
    Novelist and Editor / Director at Tsuru to Hana Co., Ltd.
    Jonathan Kindred
    Managing Member of KR Consulting LLC
    Kathy Matsui
    General Partner of MPower Partners Fund L.P.
    Takeshi Okazaki
    Director of FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.