Kōichirō Asakai

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 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 life

In 1936, he married the daughter of Katsuji Debuchi, a former ambassador to the United States. They had three sons.[3]

References

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.
""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.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by	Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines 1956 – 1958	Succeeded by
Preceded by Masayuki Tani	Japanese Ambassador to the United States June 1957 – 1963	Succeeded by Ryūji Takeuchi

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[Nish2007-1] 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.

[2] 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.

[HuntsvilleJul1962-3] ""Japan Resents A-Tests" Asakai". The Huntsville Times. July 20, 1962. p. 5. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

[4] "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Japan, Volume XXIII, Part 1 - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[5] "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XXII, Northeast Asia - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[6] "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.