TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - Japanese drugstore operator Welcia Holdings said on Wednesday President Tadahisa Matsumoto has stepped down due to "inappropriate behaviour in his private life".

Matsumoto, 64, had been an officer of the company for 16 years, according to LSEG data. (Reporting by Kantaro Komiya and Rocky Swift; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)