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Irene Hirano Inouye (née Yasutake; October 7, 1948 – April 7, 2020) was an American business executive who was the founding President of the U.S.-Japan Council, a position she held ever since she helped create the organization in 2009 until her death.
Apr 17, 2020 · Irene Hirano Inouye, a prodigious fundraiser who led the nation’s premier Japanese American museum in Los Angeles and built bridges across cultures with groundbreaking projects, has died. She was...
Washington – Irene Hirano, head of the U.S.-Japan Council and widow of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, died Tuesday in Los Angeles following an extended illness, the council said Wednesday. She was 71.
Irene Hirano Inouye Dies at 71. April 24, 2020. She was the founding leader of the Japanese American National Museum and the U.S.-Japan Council. By P.C. Staff.
President Hirano exercised superb leadership in the Japanese-American community, not only in her illustrious role as President of the U.S.-Japan Council, but also in her role as the President and founding CEO of the Japanese American National Museum.
Irene Hirano Inouye, a tireless champion of U.S.-Japan relations who successfully brought together networks of local, national and international leaders, and established the nation’s premier Japanese American museum, died peacefully at home on April 7 in Los Angeles.
Apr 9, 2020 · WASHINGTON - Irene Hirano, head of the U.S.-Japan Council and widow of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, died Tuesday in Los Angeles following an extended illness, the council said Wednesday. She was 71.
