Takeso Shimoda (下田 武三, Shimoda Takezō, 3 April 1907 – 22 January 1995) was a Japanese diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States and a justice in the Supreme Court of Japan.
Takeso Shimoda | |
|---|---|
下田 武三 | |
| Japanese Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 28 June 1967 – September 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Ryūji Takeuchi |
| Succeeded by | Nobuhiko Ushiba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1907 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | January 22, 1995 (aged 87) Tokyo, Japan |
Career
editShimoda served as vice foreign minister (a bureaucratic appointment) within the Japanese Foreign Ministry.[1]
He was involved in the revision of the 1951 Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan.[2]
Shimoda served as ambassador to the United States from 28 June 1967 until September 1970.[3] He was a signatory of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on 3 February 1970.[4]
From 12 January 1971 until 2 April 1977, he served as a justice in the Supreme Court of Japan.[5]
Baseball career
editHe was commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball from March 1979 until 1985.[1] His predecessor, Toshi Kaneko, resigned after a trade scandal.[6]
Personal life
editShimoda had a wife, Mitsue, a son, and two daughters.[2]
Shimoda died from heart failure on 22 January 1995 in Tokyo.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Takezo Shimoda, Former Envoy, 87". The New York Times. The Associated Press. 23 January 1995. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Takezo Shimoda". SFGate. The Associated Press. 23 January 1995. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972 - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "The Department of State Bulletin". 62. Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public Affairs. 1970: 228. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "裁判所｜Former Justices". www.courts.go.jp. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Nakashima, Leslie (8 September 1982). "Japanese baseball commissioner Takeso Shimoda has established himself as..." United Press International. Retrieved 28 November 2019.