Masahito Akashi

Masahito Akashi
Masahito Akashi
赤司雅仁
	Akashi in 2021
Born	赤司雅仁 (Akashi Masahito); 31 January 1938; Kaijo, Teiko
Died	16 April 2023 (aged 85); Rakuzan, Teiko
Education	University of Kaijo (BA)
Occupation	Businessman
Spouse	Hisako Akashi (m. 1963; died 2010)
Children	Seijuro Akashi; Yaboku Yato;
Relatives	Akashi clan

Masahito Akashi (赤司雅仁, Akashi Masahito, 31 January 1938 – 16 April 2023) was a Teikonian businessman, investor, and philanthropist from the prominent Akashi clan. He was the Chairman of Akashi Group and the leader of the Akashi clan. Akashi also served as the chairman of multiple companies under the Akashi Group including Akashi Bank, Akashi Hotels and Resorts International, and Akashi Land and Properties. He was also a board member of Sasaki Industrials, Industrial Illusion, SZT, and TF Entertainment. Prior to his death, Akashi was considered as one of the most prominent and richest businessmen in the country having an estimated net worth of more than US$29.8 billion in 2023. From 2000 until 2014, and once again from 2016 until 2019, Akashi was ranked as the richest person in the country.

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In addition to his role at Sasaki Industrials, Akashi was the Chairman of Akashi Land and Properties, Akashi Hotels and Resorts International, Akashi Bank, Akashi Telecom, Akashi Energy Holdings, Akashi Pharmaceuticals. He was also a board member of Akashi Chemicals, Akashi Engineering & Shipbuilding, Akashi Healthcare Technologies, Teiko Post, Akashi Pictures, Akashi Foundation, Sasaki Industrials, SZT, Industrial Illusion, and the Sasaki Foundation.

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On April 2023, Akashi died of natural causes in the Akashi clan residence in Rakuzan.

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Akashi is the foster father of former Daijō-daijin Seijuro Akashi and the biological father of TV host and personality Yaboku Yato.

Akashi is fluent in English, Japanese, and Korean.

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Teiko Shinbun Person of the Year, 2013. ( Teiko)

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