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Kunihiko Saitō
Kunihiko Saitō ( ja, 斎藤 邦彦; 2 February 1935 – 4 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States. He was ambassador to the United States from 1995 until 1999. He served as head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency until August 2001, when he was succeeded by Takao Kawakami. He was removed from his position due to a scandal involving ministry bureaucrats, alongside Vice Minister Yutaka Kawashima, Ambassador Shunji Yanai Shunji Yanai ( ja, 柳井 俊二) (born 15 January, 1937 in Tokio) is a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States from 1999 until 2001. Yanai entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1961, and studied at the University o ..., and Ambassador Sadayuki Hayashi. References 1935 births 2022 deaths Ambassadors of Japan to the United States Japan International Cooperation Agency University of Tokyo alumni Ambassadors of Japan to Iran {{Japan-diplomat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan International Cooperation Agency
The is a governmental agency that delivers the bulk of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan. It is chartered with assisting economic and social growth in developing countries, and the promotion of international cooperation. The OECD's Development Assistance Committee published a peer review of Japan's development co-operation in October 2020. It was led by Dr. Shinichi Kitaoka, the former President of the International University of Japan, from 2015 to 2022. On 1 April 2022, Professor Akihiko Tanaka assumed the presidency of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) as the successor to Professor Shinichi Kitaoka. History JICA's predecessor, the previous Japan International Cooperation Agency (also known as "JICA"), was a semi-governmental organization under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formed in 1974. The new JICA was formed on October 1, 2003. A major component of the comprehensive overhaul of Japan's ODA decided by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Kawashima
Yutaka Kawashima ( ja, 川島裕) (born May 2, 1942) was a Japanese diplomat. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo and the University of Cambridge. He was Ambassador of Japan to Israel (1997–1999). After retirement he worked at the Brookings Institution and taught at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. In 2003, he published the book ''Japanese Foreign Policy at the Crossroads.'' He served as Grand Chamberlain of Japan The is a department of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. History According to Taihō Code around the 8th century, it was presupposed that a chamberlain belonged to the Ministry of the Center. When the was installed during the Heian era, ... from 2007 to 2015. 日本経済新聞 2016年 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunji Yanai
Shunji Yanai ( ja, 柳井 俊二) (born 15 January, 1937 in Tokio) is a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States from 1999 until 2001. Yanai entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1961, and studied at the University of Strasbourg while in France. He was director of the Treaties Bureau during 1991. He served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1997 until 1999. He then became ambassador to the United States, and served in the position until 2001. He was removed from his post due to a scandal involving bureaucrats in the Foreign Ministry. In 2005, he became a judge in the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLS). On 1 October 2011, he was elected to succeed José Luís Jesus as President of the ITLS for a three-year term. As part of its strategy of not recognizing the Philippines v. China case, China accused him of manipulating the tribunal's composition. He headed an advisory panel on Japanese self-defence during both of Shinzō Abe' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takakazu Kuriyama
Takakazu Kuriyama ( ja, 栗山尚一; died 1 April 2015) was a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to Malaysia and the United States. Early life and education Kuriyama was born in Tokyo. His father, Kuriyama Shigeru, was a diplomat and judge in the Supreme Court of Japan. He attended the University of Tokyo. Diplomatic career In 1954, Kuriyama joined the Foreign Ministry. He held the position of Director General of the North American Affairs Bureau, and was appointed Vice Minister in May 1989. He was involved in the negotiations that led to the 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement, which returned the Okinawa Prefecture to Japan from the United States. The next year, he helped draft a statement on normalising diplomacy with China. He served as ambassador to Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Ambassador To The United States
The ambassador of Japan to the United States has existed since 1860, interrupted by disagreements and wars during World War II. Koji Tomita is the current Japanese ambassador to the United States, having presented his credentials on March 28, 2018. Special Charge d'Affaires * Arinori Mori, 1870–1872 * Saburō Takagi, 1872–1873 * Jirō Yano, 1873–1874 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary * Kiyonari Yoshida, 1874–1882 * Munenori Terashima, 1882–1884 * Ryūichi Kuki, 1884–1888 * Viscount Munemitsu Mutsu, 1888–1890 * Gōzō Tateno, 1891–1894 * Shin'ichirō Kurino, 1894–1896 * Tōru Hoshi, 1896–1898 * Jutarō Komura, 1898–1900 * Baron Kogorō Takahira, 1900–1906 (1st time) Ambassador * Viscount Shūzō Aoki, 1906–1908 * Baron Kogorō Takahira, 1908–1909 (2nd time) * Viscount Kōsai Uchida, 1909–1911 * Viscount Sutemi Chinda, 1912–1916 * Aimaro Satō, 1916–1918 * Viscount Kikujirō Ishii, 1918–1919 * Baron Kijūrō Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Births
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 *Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. *Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) *Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. *Madosini, 78, South African musician. *Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. *Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred racehorse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambassadors Of Japan To The United States
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment. The word is also used informally for people who are known, without national appointment, to represent certain professions, activities, and fields of endeavor, such as sales. An ambassador is the ranking government representative stationed in a foreign capital or country. The host country typically allows the ambassador control of specific territory called an embassy, whose territory, staff, and vehicles are generally afforded diplomatic immunity in the host country. Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, an ambassador has the highest diplomatic rank. Countries may choose to maintain diplomatic relations at a lower level by appointing a chargé d'aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Tokyo Alumni
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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