| 1954 | Born in Tokyo, Japan |
| 1979 | Bachelor of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago |
| Worked at Kajima Corporation participating in architectural design, urban development projects, international projects, CAD System projects, etc. | |
| 1987 | 1987 Established Hirano Design International, Inc. (Chicago, USA). At the same time he established this base for international design activity, Mr. Hirano also acted as an advisor for the Design Management Institute (Boston). In 1989, in cooperation with Harvard Business School, he participated in the Triad Design Project which created a network between 13 international companies. First-class Authorized Architect. |
Proposed the importance of Design Management in solving management strategy problems through edesignf to drive the company forward.
The `bridge and network` slogan aimed at the expansion of business services or new market creation by coordinating companies.
Aimed at the creation of the companyfs identity or culture of the future by proposing solutions from both design and cultural aspects.
| President, Hirano Design International, Inc. |
| Lecturer, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Board Advisor, Design Management Institute (Boston) |
| Adviser, Cyber Business Research, Asia Pacific Research Center, Waseda University Graduate School |
| Member, Japan Society of Sports Industry |
| Adjunct Professor, Tokyo University |
| Chairman, Japan Design Business Cooperative Body |
| President, Digital Jam Co., Ltd. |
| President, Digital Jam Consortium |
| Board Member, Japan Sports Industries Federation |
| Board Member, Energy and Environment Solution Center |
| Advisor, Japan Football Association |
| Board Member, Japan Design Protection Association |
| Lecturer, Waseda University |
| Lecturer, Chiba Institute of Technology |
| Adjunct Professor & Special Advisor, Illinois Institute of Technology |
| 1989 | Member, MITI Investigating Committee for Design Institution Maintenance |
| 1990 | Member, MITI Examination Committee of New Sports Mecca |
| 1990- | Jury, MITI Good Design Award (G-Mark) |
| 1994 | Member, MITI Human Media Technology Investigating Committee |
| 1994 | Member, MITI Oil Increase-in-Efficiency Vision Research Group |
| 1994 | Member, MITI Professional Indoor Sports Research Group |
| 1994 | Member, MITI Local Energy Investigating Committee |
| 1994 | Chairman, MITI Super Interactive Stadium Research Group of 1994 |
| 1995 | Chairman, MITI Super Interactive Stadium Research Group of 1995 |
| 1995 | Member, MITI Design Industry Promotion Research Group |
| 1995 | Member, MITI Outdoor Life Design Research Group |
| 1995 | Adviser, Electric device design specialist dispatch enterprise in Singapore by Japan External Trade Organization |
| 1996 | Vice Chairman, MITI Next Generation Golf Research Group of 1996 |
| 1996 | Member, MITI Investigating Committee for Design Contracts in the Digital Era |
| 1997 | Vice Chairman, MITI Next Generation Golf Research Group of 1997 |
| 1997 | Member, MITI Kanto District Bureau of Trade and Industry, New Industry Council |
| 1997 | Member, MITI Investigating Committee for Distribution and Editing Market of Digital Contents |
| 1998 | Member, MITI Investigating Committee for Promotion of Multi-Media Content Industry Promotion Related Technologies |
| 2000 | Member, MITI Fabricated Material Industry Management Strategy Committee |
| 2000 | Member, MITI Sports Vision 21, Investigating Committee for Sports@Industry Promotion |
| 2001 | Member, MITI Committee of Sports Information Network Establishing Enterprises |
| 2001 | Member, MITI Marketing Strategies for Information Appliances Research Group (E-Life) Strategy Research Group, Contents Service Working Group |
| 2003 | Member, MEXT Research and Development Institute Management Supervising |
| 2003- | Member, METI Investigating Committee for Strategic Utilization of Design |
| 2003- | Member, Design and Business Forum |
| 2003- | Coordinator, Industrial Cluster Plan |
| 2003- | Member, Educational Committee for Designers of the Next Generation |
| 2003- | METI, Investigating Committee of Design System for the Strategic Utilization of Design |
| 2003 | Jury, MITI Good Design Award, ASEAN Design Selection (Thailand, Laos) |
| 2004 | Jury, MITI Good Design Award, ASEAN Design Selection (Vietnam, Cambodia) |
| 2004- | Special member, METI Industrial Structure Council |
| 2006- | Chairman, METI Investigating Committee for Strategic Utlization of Design |
| 1988 | Producer, First International Design Forum Singapore |
| 1989 | Member, Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization '89 Design Year |
| 1989 | Vice Chairman, Research Group of Job Station, Japan Business Machine Makers Association |
| 1989 | Coordinator, TRIAD DESIGN PROJECT(Axis exhibit) |
| 1989, 1991 | Jury, International Design the Future Competition, Japan Economic Newspaper |
| 1990 | Jury, Singapore Design Award 1990 |
| 1991 | Member, MLIT Investigating Committee for Effects of High-Speed Motorization on Population Distribution |
| 1992 | Member, Committee of Culture Promotion with Sports as a Core, Power Source Region Promotion Center |
| 1992 | Member, Sendai-City Research Committee for Design Industry Promotion |
| 1993 | Member, Committee of Culture Promotion with Sports as an Axis, Power Source Region Promotion Center |
| 1994 | Research Member, Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization 'The Scheme of Design Introduction' Development Establishment |
| 1994 | Chairman, Investigation Committee of Interactive Education System |
| 1994 | Member, Committee of Comprehensive Sports Zone Construction Project, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| 1995 | Member, District Information Base City Research Group, Hakodate City |
| 1995 | Member, Investigation Committee for Regional New Energy, Ishikawa Prefecture |
| 1995 | Member, Investigating Committee to Activate Power Source Regions by Utilizing Design, Power Source Region Promotion Center |
| 1996 | Instructing Adviser, Advanced Information Communication Project, Ishikawa Prefecture |
| 1996 | Member, Stadium Construction Research Group, Koyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| 1996 | Member, Investigation Committee of Institutions for Industrial and Academic Sectors in the Nagatsuta Area |
| 1997 | Member, Information Processing Promotion Enterprise Association, Research to Promote Utilization of the Maruko Town Multi-media Center |
| 1997 | Member, Research Group of Industrial, Administrative and Academic Sectors, Yokohama City |
| 1999 | Member, Investigating Committee to Activate Power Source Regions Using Regional Ski Resorts, Power Source Region Promotion Center |
| 1999 | Member, Organization of Science World Project Establishment Promotion, Japan Science and Technology Corporation |
| 1999 | Member, Research Group of Total Design for the Library of Yokohama University |
| 2000- | Member, MEXT Committee for Research and Development of School Management |
| 2000 | Speaker, International Design Forum produced by Singapore International Convention Centre |
| 2000 | Curator, JAPAN 2000 Architectural and Design for the Japanese Public |
| 2001- | Member, Management Committee for the Material Process Technology Center |
| 2003- | Member, Preparation Committee for INF (Cross-Industrial Group Internet Forum) 6th National Conference |
| 2004- | Member, Regional Design Institute, Research and Development Committee of Environment System |
| 2004- | Member, Facility Committee of Japan Football Association |
| 2004- | Member, General Affairs Committee for Management Department of Japan Football Association House |
| 2004- | Japan Soccer Museum Advisory Board Member, Japan Football Association |
| 2004- | Good Design Award Asian Design Selection Judge (Vietnam, Cambodia) |
| 2004- | Select Commission on the e-Japan Priority Policy program, LDP Digital archives committee, statement accepted |
| 2005- | Organization for Creating Kanazawa Fashion Industry (OCKFI) Project Promotion Coordinator |
| 2005 | Good Design Award Asian Design Selection Judge(Thailand, Laos) |
| 1985- | Tokyo Society of Architects and Building Engineers |
| 1986- | Architectural Institute of Japan |
| 1988- | The Japan Institute of Architects |
| 1988- | Japan Industrial Designers' Association |
| 1989- | Design Management Institute (Boston) |
| 1990- | Japan Society of Sports Industry |
| 1992- | Union of Sports Industry Associations |
| 1995- | Society of New Business |
| 1999- | Japan Venture Society |
| 1999- | Japan Design Business Co-operative Body |
| 2001- | Energy and Environment Solution Center |
| 2003- | Japan Design Protection Association |
| 2004- | Japan Association of Corporate Executives |
| 2005- | Japan Design Consultants Association |