U.S. Fortune business magazine has chosen 25 rising business stars it says will help shape the business world in the coming decades, including four in China, three in Japan, and one each in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
The individuals profiled in the "Rising Stars" story range in age from 28 to 40. The magazine, which goes on sale Monday, says the 25 will be "the movers and shakers" of not just business, but science, technology and industry.
The information came in a press release promoting the feature package.
The three Japan-based stars named by Fortune are: Hiroshi Mikitani, 36, the brain behind Rakuten, a popular online shopping site; Mark Fields, 40, the CEO of Mazda Motor Corp. who was dispatched by Ford Motor Co., Mazda's biggest shareholder; and Oki Matsumoto, 37, president of the online securities company Monex.