Minoru Arakawa

Minoru Arakawa
荒川 實
1st President of Nintendo of America
In office April 23, 1980[1] – January 8, 2002
Succeeded by	Tatsumi Kimishima
Personal details
Born	(1946-09-03) September 3, 1946 (age 77) Kyoto, Japan
Spouse	Yoko Yamauchi ​ (m. 1973)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Kyoto University (B.S., M.S) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S)
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Minoru Arakawa's voice interview with Maximilian Schönherr, 1990.

Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實, Arakawa Minoru, born September 3, 1946) is a Japanese businessman best known as the founder and former president of Nintendo of America, and the co-founder of Tetris Online, Inc.