The 62-year-old Yanai, who founded parent company Fast Retailing in 1991, once declared that Uniqlo would try to become the world's biggest apparel company by 2020.

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But the name of his company, Fast Retailing (OTC: FRCOY), is less well known than his major store brand name: UNIQLO.

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