Hirotake Yano, 100-yen Shop Daiso Founder, Dies at 80
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Hirotake Yano, founder of Daiso (photo taken in December 2022)
17:30 JST, February 19, 2024
Hirotake Yano, founder of Daiso Industries Co. in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, which operates the Daiso 100-yen shops nationwide, died on February 12. He was 80. The company announced his death on Monday.
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