was a Japanese economist and diplomat.
Yukawa served in the
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The is an executive department of the Government of Japan, and is responsible for the country's foreign policy and international relations.
The ministry was established by the second term of the third article of the National Government Organi ...
during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
and took part in the Japanese official delegation that met US General
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. He had served with distinction in World War I, was C ...
in Manila on August 19, 1945, in order to make arrangements for the Japanese surrender. During the 1950s, he served as head of Economic Affairs Bureau in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in that capacity tried to negotiate his country's accession to
GATT
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. He represented Japan at the UNESCO General Session in 1953. Later, he served as Ambassador to the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
, and in that capacity concluded the Treaty of Amity of December 9, 1960.
Text of the Japanese-Filipino treaty
/ref> Afterwards he served as Head of Mission to the EEC
The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organization created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the ''Treaty on the functioning of the European Union'', as renamed by the Lisb ...
in 1964–1968 and Ambassador to the United Kingdom
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in 1968-1972. In 1972–1979, Yukawa served as Grand Master of Ceremonies of the Imperial Household Agency
The (IHA) is an agency of the government of Japan in charge of state matters concerning the Imperial Family, and also the keeping of the Privy Seal and State Seal of Japan. From around the 8th century AD, up until the Second World War, it ...
.
Works (partial list)
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Notes
External links
Article on the Japanese textile industry, mentioning Yukawa
Entries in US President Ford's appointment book, mentioning Yukawa.
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1908 births
1988 deaths
Ambassadors of Japan to the European Union
Ambassadors of Japan to the Philippines
Ambassadors of Japan to the United Kingdom
20th-century Japanese economists