is a former Japanese diplomat and current President of the

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. He studied at the University of Tokyo,

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and Harvard University. He entered the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1956. He served as the Japanese Ambassador to the

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, Thailand and the United Kingdom. In 1997, he became the president of the Japan Foundation.

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Discussion on the future of Japanese society with Hiroaki Fujii
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