Heishiro Ogawa

Japanese diplomat
小川 平四郎
1st Japan Ambassador to ChinaIn office
March 31, 1973 – July 4, 1977Preceded byYuichi Hayashi
(as chargé d'affaires)Succeeded byShoji Sato6th Japan Ambassador to DenmarkIn office
November 13, 1968 – January 11, 1972Preceded byKenichi OtabeSucceeded byHiroshi Hitomi Personal detailsBorn(1916-03-17)March 17, 1916
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Empire of JapanDiedJuly 25, 1997(1997-07-25) (aged 81)
Tokyo, JapanCause of deathHeart attackParent
  • Heikichi Ogawa (father)
RelativesBrothers: Ippei Ogawa, Heiji OgawaAlma 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

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

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

  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.
  • Obituary on Ogawa in the Baltimore Sun
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