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Heishiro Ogawa

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Heishiro Ogawa
小川 平四郎
1st Japan Ambassador to China
In office
March 31, 1973 – July 4, 1977
Preceded byYuichi Hayashi
(as chargé d'affaires)
Succeeded byShoji Sato
6th Japan Ambassador to Denmark
In office
November 13, 1968 – January 11, 1972
Preceded byKenichi Otabe
Succeeded byHiroshi Hitomi
Personal details
Born(1916-03-17)March 17, 1916
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Empire of Japan
DiedJuly 25, 1997(1997-07-25) (aged 81)
Tokyo, Japan
Cause of deathHeart attack
Parent
RelativesBrothers: Ippei Ogawa, Heiji Ogawa
Alma materTokyo Imperial University (1942)
OccupationDiplomat

Heishiro Ogawa (小川 平四郎, Ogawa Heishirō, March 17, 1916 – July 25, 1997) was a Japanese diplomat and served as first Japanese Ambassador to the People's Republic of China as diplomatic relations between them were established in 1972.

Career

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Ogawa entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1939, and was immediately stationed to Beijing as a researcher.[1] In 1940, Ogawa audited at the Fu Jen Catholic University after one year of Chinese language studying.

In 1968, Ogawa was appointed the sixth ambassador of Japan to Denmark.[2] In March 1973, Ogawa was appointed the first ambassador of Japan to the People's Republic of China.[1]

Family

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Heikichi Ogawa family

Heishiro Ogawa was the fourth son of Heikichi Ogawa, who served as the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Railways of Japan in the 1920s.

References

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  1. ^ a b Ogawa, Heishiro (1987). "我所经历的日中关系50年" [50 Years of Japan-China relationship I experienced]. 日本问题 [Japanese Studies] (5). Institute of Japanese Studies, CASS: 23–24. ISSN 1002-7874.
  2. ^ "在デンマーク日本大使館 歴代大使リスト" (in Japanese). Embassy of Japan in Denmark. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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