Hidehiko Yamane (山根英彦, ''Yamane Hidehiko'') is a Japanese
clothes designer, and the man behind the popular clothing brand
Evisu jeans. In March, 2006, Yamane was reported to Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office along with another firm on suspicion of
tax evasion
Tax evasion is an illegal attempt to defeat the imposition of taxes by individuals, corporations, trusts, and others. Tax evasion often entails the deliberate misrepresentation of the taxpayer's affairs to the tax authorities to reduce the taxp ...
. Yamane and the two firms stand accused of concealing more than 500 million yen of income as well as evading some 160 million yen in taxes over three years.
エヴィスジーンズ所得隠し、１億５０００万脱税容疑
読売新聞
He is a keen fisherman and has appeared on Japanese fishing TV.
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Japanese designers
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