Han Chang-woo

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In this Korean name, the family name is Han.
Han Chang-woo
Born (1931-02-15) 15 February 1931 (age 95)
Shisen, Keishōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Alma materHosei University (BA)
OccupationsChairman and CEO, Maruhan
Children7
Korean name
Hangul
한창우
Hanja
韓昌祐
RRHan Changu
MRHan Ch'angu

Han Chang-woo (韓 昌祐, born February 15, 1931) is a Korean-born Japanese businessman who is the CEO of the pachinko management company, Maruhan (マルハン).

Early life

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Han was born in Korea and secretly entered Japan in October 1945. He obtained Special Permanent Resident status and attended Hosei University, graduating with a degree in economics in 1952.

Career

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Shortly after graduation, he took over a pachinko operation run by his brother-in-law in Kyoto. He founded Maruhan Corporation in 1972. Han became a Japanese national in 2002.[1]

Philanthropy

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He has announced that he intends to give away his entire fortune to foster Korean and Japanese relations before he dies. More recently he has pledged to up his culture fund based in Japan to 140 billion won and an education fund in Korea to 10 billion won.[2]

Awards

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Controversy

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A lawsuit was filed in September 2020 in the U.S. Territory of Guam[4] alleging that he had unlawfully taken away $300 million in stock owned by one of his daughters.[5] The Suit also claims that Han Chang-Woo's motivation for this action was to force his daughter to divorce her second husband, an African-American businessman and retired pro basketball player.[6]

See also

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References

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