Career
Kikuchi"s father, a fisherman, was killed by an American submarine attack only two weeks before Japan"s surrender ended World World War World War II After his mission service, Kikuchi attended Asia University in Tokyo, studying business psychology, while marrying and beginning his family. After completing his education, he worked for a cookware firm. Later, he worked as the national sales manager for an international company, and eventually operated his own export import company.
In 1977, Kikuchi was asked to retire from his secular pursuits to serve as a full-time general authority of the church.
From 1987 to 1989, he served as president of the church"s Hawaii Honolulu Mission. From 1994 to 1997, he served as president of the Tokyo Japan Temple.
On October 1, 2011, Kikuchi was released from the First Quorum of the Seventy and designated as an emeritus general authority at the church"s semi-annual general conference. Kikuchi has been married to Toshiko Koshiya since 1964 and they are the parents of four children.
