Ernest Higa Explained

Ernest Higa (October 15, 1952)[1] is an entrepreneur who founded the Domino's Pizza franchise in Japan.[2]

Higa was born on October 15, 1952, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is of Okinawan descent. His father is Yetsuo Higa and his sister is Merle Aiko Okawara.[3] He graduated from Columbia University.

Higa founded the first Japanese Domino's Pizza branch in 1985.[4] He is a member of Keizai Dōyukai, a major Japanese business group.[5] In December 2011 he helped Wendy's return to Japan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ernest Higa Interview: A respected Tokyo businessman on the future of Japan. 2018-07-22.
  2. Web site: Faltermayer. Edmund. Does Japan Play Fair?. Fortune Magazine. 6 October 2011. 7 September 1992.
  3. Web site: Wagner . Peter . March 8, 2000 . Japan business pioneer has Hawaii roots . 2022-09-04 . archives.starbulletin.com.
  4. Web site: 1994-02-16 . International Business : Japanese Pizza War: Domino's, KFC in a Fast-Food Family Feud . 2022-09-04 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  5. Web site: Ernest Higa and the Birth of Japan's Pizza Delivery Industry . Columbia Business School . 6 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162319/http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/chazen/journal/article/738632/ . 4 April 2012 .

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