Career
He was the first Latter-day Saint of Japanese descent to become a bishop in the church. Komatsu was the first person of Asian descent to serve as a regional representative and later as a mission president, serving in the church"s Northern Far East Mission from 1965 to 1968. He served in this capacity until October 1993, when he was designated as an emeritus general authority.
During his tenure as a general authority, Komatsu served for several years as the president of the Tokyo Japan Temple.
Komatsu married Japan native Judy Nobue Fujitani in the Laie Hawaii Temple in 1950. The couple have four children.
Komatsu died in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2011.
