Carlos Kasuga

Carlos Kasuga Osaka (born 26 October 1937) is a Mexican businessman, philanthropist and public speaker. He is the founder of the Mexican division of the yogurt company Yakult, and he served as its director. He also founded the Liceo Mexicano Japonés and served as its chair. He also served as the president of the Pan American Nikkei Association (PANA, Asociación Panamericana Nikkei, APN),

Early life His parents were immigrants from Japan. His mother, Mitsuko Osaka, arrived in 1936 after Tsutomu asked his relatives in Japan to find a potential wife willing to move to Mexico. The couple originally lived in Cerritos, San Luis Potosí, where Carlos Kasuga Osaka was born in 1937.

The Kasuga family became part of the Japanese community of Mexico City and they opened a candy shop with the Yamazaki family after the war. Kasuga has donated the funds for smart boards and computers at local schools.