Big Take Asia Podcast

Uniqlo Is Coming for Middle America

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, the billionaire behind the clothing giant talks about his ambitious plan to finally make it in the US.

A Uniqlo Co. store in New York.Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

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Japan’s richest man — Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai — has struggled to win over the US, despite owning the world's third-largest clothing retailer by sales.