Fast Retailing is a 47-year-old Japanese clothing company that's the largest such chain in asia-more than 960 stores.

迅销是一个有着47年历史的日本服装公司，也是亚洲最大的连锁服装店，它拥有960多家店铺。

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In its home market, where Fast Retailing derives the bulk of its revenue, the company has caused a buzz by breaking with many of the conventions of Japanese businesses.

日本本土市场是迅销公司销售额的主要来源，该公司打破了日本企业的很多惯例，引起一时轰动。

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The selling in Tokyo affected companies that had recently made strong gains such as Fast Retailing, the company behind the Uniqlo chain of stores, which was down 3.7% as well as exporters that were hurt by the stronger yen: Toyota Motor Corp. fell 3.4% and semiconductor manufacturer Tokyo Electron lost 5.3%.

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The 62-year-old Yanai, who founded parent company Fast Retailing in 1991, once declared that Uniqlo would try to become the world's biggest apparel company by 2020.

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But the name of his company, Fast Retailing (OTC: FRCOY), is less well known than his major store brand name: UNIQLO.

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