TOKYO -- Tadashi Yanai, the CEO of Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing, defended some of the biggest targets of technology skepticism: Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.
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Fast Retailing Chairman President and CEO Tadashi Yanai speaks at the Nikkei Global Management Forum on Oct. 28 in Tokyo. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
TOKYO -- Tadashi Yanai, the CEO of Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing, defended some of the biggest targets of technology skepticism: Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.