was a Japanese diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States and a

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in the

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Career

Shimoda served as vice foreign minister (a bureaucratic appointment) within the

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. He was involved in the revision of the 1951 Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan. Shimoda served as ambassador to the United States from 28 June 1967 until September 1970. He was a signatory of the

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation ...

on 3 February 1970. From 12 January 1971 until 2 April 1977, he served as a

in the

Baseball career

He was commissioner of

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from March 1979 until 1985. His predecessor, Toshi Kaneko, resigned after a trade scandal.

Personal life

Shimoda had a wife, Mitsue, a son, and two daughters. Shimoda died from heart failure on 22 January 1995 in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shimoda, Takeso 1907 births 1995 deaths Ambassadors of Japan to Belgium Ambassadors of Japan to the United States Ambassadors of Japan to the Soviet Union Nippon Professional Baseball commissioners Supreme Court of Japan justices