Hirotake Yano, who founded the retail chain Daiso known for its 100-yen shops, Japan’s equivalent of the dollar store, has died. Yano died Feb. 12 of heart failure, Daiso Industries Co. said in a statement Monday. Yano founded his business, based in Hiroshima, as Yano Shoten in 1972, changing the name to Daiso in 1977.
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TOKYO (AP) – Hirotake Yano, who founded the retail chain Daiso known for its JPY100 shops, Japan’s equivalent of the dollar store, has died. He was 80. Yano died on February 12 of heart failure, Daiso Industries Co said in a statement. Yano founded his business, based in Hiroshima, as Yano Shoten in 1972, changing […]