Hisahiko Okazaki
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was a Japanese diplomat and serves at present as Director of The Okazaki Institute in Tokyo
. In 1952 he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Tokyo University, and in 1955 got his B.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge
, UK. His grandfather is Okazaki Kunisuke
.
(equivalent of Ministry of Defence). In 1981-1984 he served as Minister at the Japanese Embassy in Washington D.C. In 1984-1988 served as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and in 1988-1992 Ambassador to Thailand. In 1992 he retored from the diplomatic service, and worked as senior adviser to Hakuhodo
Inc. until 1995. From 1995 onward, he is the Director of the Okazaki Institute.
, and deleted the anti-American describes from the textbook.
Regarding the China-Taiwan dispute, Okazaki is of the opinion that a unification between the People's Republic of China
and Taiwan would be detrimental to human rights in Taiwan.
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. In 1952 he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Tokyo University, and in 1955 got his B.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, UK. His grandfather is Okazaki Kunisuke
Okazaki Kunisuke
was a politician and cabinet minister in the late Meiji and Taishō period Empire of Japan.-Biography:Okazaki was born as the younger son in a samurai class family in Wakayama Domain, what is now Wakayama Prefecture...
.
Diplomatic career
In 1978-1981 he served as Director General for Foreign Relations at the Japan Defense AgencyJapan Defense Agency
The is a cabinet-level ministry of the Japanese government. As a result of a law enacted on December 15, 2006, it became a ministry on January 9, 2007. Prior to that, it was the Japan Defense Agency ...
(equivalent of Ministry of Defence). In 1981-1984 he served as Minister at the Japanese Embassy in Washington D.C. In 1984-1988 served as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and in 1988-1992 Ambassador to Thailand. In 1992 he retored from the diplomatic service, and worked as senior adviser to Hakuhodo
Hakuhodo
is Japan's second largest advertising agency, with gross sales of approximately 700 hundred million yen. It has its headquarters at Akasaka Biz Tower in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo....
Inc. until 1995. From 1995 onward, he is the Director of the Okazaki Institute.
The Opinion
He always makes a conservative opinion, and demands Japan to keep strong tie with the United States. He joined the Japanese Society for History Textbook ReformJapanese Society for History Textbook Reform
is a group founded in December 1996 to promote a revisionist view of Japanese history. The group was responsible for authoring a history textbook published from Fusōsha , which was heavily criticised by China, South Korea, and many Western historians for not including full accounts of or...
, and deleted the anti-American describes from the textbook.
Regarding the China-Taiwan dispute, Okazaki is of the opinion that a unification between the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
and Taiwan would be detrimental to human rights in Taiwan.
Works (partial list)
- From Uraga to San Francisco: A Century of Japanese Diplomacy 1853-1952 (Tokyo: Japan Echo, inc., 2007)
External links
- Brief biography of Hisahiko Okazaki (at the Okazaki Institute) http://www.okazaki-inst.jp/okazakibio.eng.html
- Hisahiko Okazaki Oral History Interview, 1995