As fashion editor Carine Roitfeld once said, chic is something one is born with. The statement rings true in the case of half-Japanese, half-Italian-American model Izumi Mori – the granddaughter of famed fashion designer Hanae Mori, one of only two Japanese women who have shown their creations on the runways of New York and Paris. Her unique beauty must have been inspired by her grandmother; she was chosen to walk Hanae’s last Paris show in the early 2000s.

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Namie Amuro

Amuro is what you can call a self-made Crazy Rich Asian. Her net worth may reportedly be US$100 million, but this Japanese singer’s beginnings were humble. She got her start at 14 when she joined the pop group Super Monkey’s. But it was her iconic chart-topper Can You Celebrate? released in 1997 that gave her a big break. At the height of her career, she was dubbed the “queen of J-pop”. Her mark in the music industry has even earned her the nickname the “Japanese Madonna”.

Masaharu Fukuyama

Another big-time entertainer to hit the list is Masaharu Fukuyama. Hailing from Nagasaki, the celebrated singer-songwriter and musician broke through into the music industry in 1990 with the release of his timeless single Tsuioku no Ame no Naka. He is also an actor; to date, he has appeared in nine films and more than 15 TV series. His net worth is valued at US$175 million.

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Miwako Date

Being the daughter of billionaire Akira Mori, whose net worth stands at US$4.1 billion, means there is always a lot on Miwako Date’s plate at any given time. Since becoming the president of the Mori family’s property empire in 2008, this leader has been overseeing one business expansion after the next, including deals with Marriott International and Ian Schrager. Her most significant achievement has been to ensure luxury hotels as a pillar of the Mori Trust’s steady growth over the years.

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Shintaro Yamada

As one of Japan’s youngest self-made billionaires, Shintaro Yamada always makes for a fascinating anecdote among aspiring tycoons in business. The tech leader jump-started his journey into the Japanese upper echelon in 2013 when he founded the online used-goods marketplace Mercari. It was a leap of faith on his part, which he took after travelling the world following the end of a frustrating corporate job. His most significant feat as the company’s CEO has been to help it achieve unicorn status by 2016 – that’s right, after just three years.

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