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Masatoshi Ito, the Japanese billionaire who turned 7-Eleven into a global giant, has passed away at the age of Seven & I Holdings, the parent company of.

Ito is the post-war entrepreneur credited for making it a global brand that sells everything from yoghurt to ready-made meals and medicine.

Japanese billionaire Masatoshi Ito, who helped turn 7-Eleven convenience stores into a global business empire, has died aged

He is now Dean and Professor of Management at the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at the Claremont Colleges in California.

Masatoshi Ito, who was the honorary chairman of Seven and i Holdings Co. He was also the founder of the Ito Scholarship Foundation which has a long history.

Japanese billionaire Masatoshi Ito, who helped turn 7-Eleven convenience stores into a global business empire, has died aged.

Masatoshi Ito

Japanese businessman (1924–2023)

Masatoshi Itō
Born	(1924-04-30)30 April 1924 Tokyo, Japan
Died	10 March 2023(2023-03-10) (aged 98)
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Owner, founder, and honorary chairman of Ito-Yokado
Children	3

Masatoshi Itō (伊藤雅俊, Itō Masatoshi, 30 April 1924 – 10 March 2023) was a Japanese businessman and founder of Ito-Yokado.

Early life and career

Itō was born in Tokyo on 30 April 1924. His parents, Senzo and Yuki Itō, operated a dry goods shop named Yokado.^[1] After finishing high school, Itō had a short stint in the Japanese military and working at what would become Mitsubishi Materials before returning to work at his parents' shop.^[1]^[2] Following the death of his brother in 1956, Itō took over Yokado, which was then a clothing shop.

He soon renamed the company Ito-Yokado.^[1]^[3]

Itō was the owner, founder and honorary chairman of the $30 bil