Background
Takayama, Shigeo was born on May 27, 1916 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Hichinojo and Yone Takayama.
Takayama, Shigeo was born on May 27, 1916 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Hichinojo and Yone Takayama.
Student, Nagoya University, Japan, 1940. Student, Stanford University, 1978.
With C. Itoh & Company, Tokyo, 1940—1942. Staff Fukui (Japan) United States Military Governor, 1945—1949, Japanese Consulate General, New York City, 1951—1953. President Hakuto Company Ltd., Tokyo, 1953—2000, chairman, since 2000, Shigma Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois, since 1972.
Auditor International Semiconductor Cooperative Center, Tokyo, since 1987. Counselor Distributors Association Foreign Semiconductors, since 1993. Chairman Takayama International Education Foundation, since 2001.
Second lieutenant Japanese Military, 1942-1945. Member Japan Electronic Products Importers Association (chairman since 1976), Japan Machinery Importers Association (director) since 1985), American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce Shinjuku (vice chairman trade group since 1984), Rotary Club International.
Married Megumi Asakawa, July 6, 1955. Children: John Ichiro, Thomas Ken, Steven Ryutaro.