Kurihara Gorō, later known as Yano Hirotake, was born in Peiping on 19 April 1943. He grew up in Higashihiroshima-shi in Hiroshima-ken following the Pacific War. He is known for founding Daiso, a retail chain of 100-yen shops throughout Japan as well as discount stores throughout the world. He died on 12 February 2024.