George Aratani was born on 22 May 1917 in Gardena, California, USA. He was married to Sakaye Inouye. He died on 19 February 2013 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
George Aratani was an entrepreneur and Los Angeles-based philanthropist of Japanese American causes.
He was the founder of "Mikasa", a tableware company and "Kenwood Electronics Corporation".