Katsumi Tada

Real estate developer Tada founded and chaired property developer Daito Trust Construction, which specialized in building rental apartments.

In 2011, Tada stepped down as chairman and sold his stake back to the publicly-traded company.

He switched his focus to Australia, where he develops and owns office buildings, malls and hotels through his Daisho Co.

Daisho has a portfolio of six properties in locations including Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Singapore and Tokyo.