abstract:is a Japanese businessman, chief executive of Suntory Ltd, Japan's fourth-largest brewer and food manufacturer. He was the wealthiest individual in Japan as of 2004, with a net worth of $6.
With the country's ale market shrinking, it's no surprise that the nation's biggest brewer, Kirin, wants to absorb smaller rival Suntory, owned by NobutadaSaji, Japan's eighth-richest man.