Tomoko Moriguchi-Matsuno

Tomoko Moriguchi-Matsuno
Born	Tomoko Moriguchi (1945-08-25) August 25, 1945 (age 79) Newell, California, US[1]
Other names	Tomoko Matsuno
Occupation	Businesswoman
Years active	1962 – present
Employer	Uwajimaya
Spouses	Koji Matsuno[2]

Tomoko Moriguchi-Matsuno (née Moriguchi; born August 25, 1945), also known as Tomoko Matsuno, is an American businesswoman who was CEO of Uwajimaya from 2007 to 2017.[3][4][5]

Biography

Moriguchi-Matsuno was born at Tule Lake War Relocation Center, the youngest child of Fujimatsu Moriguchi and Sadako Tsutakawa. She is the niece of George Tsutakawa.[6] Her family was interned at Tule Lake during World War II; Tomoko was the last of 1,490 children born there.[7] After the war, the family moved to Seattle's Japantown, where Moriguchi-Matsuno's father re-established Uwajimaya on South Main Street in 1946.

Moriguchi-Matsuno succeeded to the position as CEO of Uwajimaya on September 24, 2007 after her older brother Tomio stepped down from the position.[8] Prior to her appointment, she also was executive vice president of the organization.[9] Besides her position as CEO, she also was president of Uwajimaya.[10] During Moriguchi-Matsuno's tenure as CEO, Uwajimaya opened its store in Renton, Washington.[11] It also moved one of its stores from Overlake to a new, larger location in Bellevue.[12][13]

Along with Uwajimaya, Moriguchi-Matsuno presided over One Reel's board of directors.[14]

Moriguchi-Matsuno stepped down from her position as CEO of Uwajimaya on February 24, 2017.[15][16][17] Her family received the 2017 Tomodachi Award for their contributions to the relations between Japan and Seattle.[18]

References

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9. "Tomoko Moriguchi Matsuno Named CEO of Uwajimaya". Progressive Grocer. Seattle. 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
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11. Radford, Dean (2009-04-16). "Uwajimaya plans 'soft opening' at Renton Village for late June". Renton Reporter. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
12. Levy, Nat (2011-03-18). "Uwajimaya on the move". Bellevue Reporter. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
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14. "Seattle Fourth of July fireworks show canceled this year". KREM. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
15. Tu, Janet I. (2017-01-17). "Uwajimaya chairman Moriguchi steps down as daughter Denise takes CEO role". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
16. Tu, Janet I. (2017-01-22). "Denise Moriguchi aims to carry Uwajimaya brand forward". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
17. Keller, Lee (2018-05-27). "Uwajimaya Announces Infusion of new leadership on Board and Sr. Management". The North American Post. Uwajimaya. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
18. "Moriguchi family to receive 2017 Tomodachi Award". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2019-01-23.