Asakai studied banking and graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1929, before joining the Foreign Ministry.[1]: 199 He was taught English by Edward Gauntlett, an English language teacher from Wales.[1]: 199 From 1929 until 1931, he studied law at the University of Edinburgh.[1]: 199 He became an attaché in the Japanese mission in London, and was posted to Nanjing before returning to the Foreign Ministry.[1]: 199
He was bureau chief of the Central Liaison Office from March 1946.[2][1]: 199 During this time, he attended meetings of the Allied Council for Japan as an "observer" and the sole diplomat.[1]: 199 In August 1951, he was appointed the first head of the Japanese Government Overseas Agency in London.[1]: 200 He was assisted in his work by the Japan Society of London, which had been set up two years prior.[1]: 200
In 1956, Asakai was appointed the first post-war Japanese ambassador to the Philippines.[3]
In June 1957, he was appointed as the Japanese ambassador to the United States.[4] He left the position in the winter of 1963,[5] and was succeeded by Ryūji Takeuchi.[6]
Personal lifeedit
In 1936, he married Takako Debuchi[7] the daughter of Katsuji Debuchi, a former ambassador to the United States. They had three sons[3] and a daughter Akiko Asakai.[8]
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^"Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XXII, Northeast Asia - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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kōichirō, asakai, japanese, 朝海浩一郎, 1906, 1995, japanese, politician, served, ambassador, united, states, ambassador, philippines, asakai, studied, banking, graduated, from, hitotsubashi, university, 1929, before, joining, foreign, ministry, taught, english, ed. Kōichirō Asakai Japanese 朝海浩一郎 1906 1995 1 199 was a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States and ambassador to the Philippines Asakai studied banking and graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1929 before joining the Foreign Ministry 1 199 He was taught English by Edward Gauntlett an English language teacher from Wales 1 199 From 1929 until 1931 he studied law at the University of Edinburgh 1 199 He became an attache in the Japanese mission in London and was posted to Nanjing before returning to the Foreign Ministry 1 199 He was bureau chief of the Central Liaison Office from March 1946 2 1 199 During this time he attended meetings of the Allied Council for Japan as an observer and the sole diplomat 1 199 In August 1951 he was appointed the first head of the Japanese Government Overseas Agency in London 1 200 He was assisted in his work by the Japan Society of London which had been set up two years prior 1 200 In 1956 Asakai was appointed the first post war Japanese ambassador to the Philippines 3 In June 1957 he was appointed as the Japanese ambassador to the United States 4 He left the position in the winter of 1963 5 and was succeeded by Ryuji Takeuchi 6 Personal life editIn 1936 he married Takako Debuchi 7 the daughter of Katsuji Debuchi a former ambassador to the United States They had three sons 3 and a daughter Akiko Asakai 8 References edit a b c d e f g h i Nish Ian ed 10 May 2007 Japanese envoys in Britain 1862 1964 a century of diplomatic exchange Global Oriental ISBN 978 19 05 24632 8 Eldridge Robert D 2013 The Origins of the Bilateral Okinawa Problem Okinawa in Postwar US Japan Relations 1945 1952 Routledge p 155 ISBN 978 1 136 71211 1 Retrieved 4 December 2019 a b Japan Resents A Tests Asakai The Huntsville Times July 20 1962 p 5 Retrieved December 30 2020 Foreign Relations of the United States 1955 1957 Japan Volume XXIII Part 1 Office of the Historian history state gov Retrieved 4 December 2019 Foreign Relations of the United States 1961 1963 Volume XXII Northeast Asia Office of the Historian history state gov Retrieved 4 December 2019 Foreign Relations of the United States 1961 1963 Volume XXII Northeast Asia Office of the Historian 375 Memorandum of Conversation history state gov Retrieved 4 December 2019 出淵勝次 Wikipedia in Japanese 2023 01 15 retrieved 2023 02 14 1960 Press Photo Ambassador Koichiro Asakai daughter light Japanese lantern DC eBay Retrieved 2023 02 14 Akiko Asakai daughter of Japanese Ambassador Koichiro Asakai Diplomatic postsPreceded by Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines1956 1958 Succeeded byPreceded byMasayuki Tani Japanese Ambassador to the United StatesJune 1957 1963 Succeeded byRyuji Takeuchi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kōichirō Asakai amp oldid 1184338346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
