[3][4][5] Moriguchi-Matsuno was born at Tule Lake War Relocation Center, the youngest child of Fujimatsu Moriguchi and Sadako 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.
[10] During Moriguchi-Matsuno's tenure as CEO, Uwajimaya opened its store in Renton, Washington.
[15][16][17] Her family received the 2017 Tomodachi Award for their contributions to the relations between Japan and Seattle.