Background
Arikawa, Hiroo was born on November 27, 1926 in Tokyo. Son of Gorosaku and Ishi (Kawashima) Arikawa.
Arikawa, Hiroo was born on November 27, 1926 in Tokyo. Son of Gorosaku and Ishi (Kawashima) Arikawa.
Graduate, Japan Military Academy, 1945.
Manager, Tokiwa Trading Company, Tokyo, 1948-1958; president, Chief Executive Officer, SOC Corporation (formerly San-O Industrial Limited company), Tokyo, since 1958. Member industrial advisory conference Underwriters Labs, Inc., Chicago, since 1973. Permanent director Japan Institute Invention and Innovation, Tokyo, since 1988.
Trustee Den-En-Chofu Futaba School, Tokyo, 1986-1991, 96-. Served with Japanese Army, 1944-1945. Member Rotary.
Married Mitsuko Kimura, November 13, 1955. Children: Kayoko, Kimiko.