Japanese Entrepreneurs, Biography, Toshifumi Suzuki, Seven & I Holdings, Born in 1931

Toshifumi Suzuki (born in 1931) is a Japanese entrepreneur, who is the founder of Seven & I Holdings, a retail conglomerate.

He is a self-made billionaire, who started his career as a store clerk in a small, family-run shop at the age of 19.

In the late 1950s, Suzuki opened the first Seven-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo, which was the first of its kind in Japan.

He grew the business, expanding it to over 20,000 stores in Japan and abroad.

In 2005, Suzuki was listed as one of the world's leading billionaires by Forbes magazine.

In 2006, he stepped down from his position as president of Seven & I Holdings, passing the reins of the company to his son, Toshihiko.

Suzuki has received numerous awards and accolades for his business success and philanthropy, including the Japanese government's Order of the Rising Sun.

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