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Takakazu Kuriyama
Japanese ambassador

Takakazu Kuriyama

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Japanese ambassador
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Biography

Takakazu Kuriyama (Japanese: 栗山尚一; died 1 April 2015) was a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to Malaysia and the United States.

Early life and education

Kuriyama was born in Tokyo. His father, Kuriyama Shigeru, was a diplomat and judge in the Supreme Court of Japan.

He attended the University of Tokyo.

Diplomatic career

In 1954, Kuriyama joined the Foreign Ministry. He held the position of Director General of the North American Affairs Bureau, and was appointed Vice Minister in May 1989.

He was involved in the negotiations that led to the 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement, which returned the Okinawa Prefecture to Japan from the United States. The next year, he helped draft a statement on normalising diplomacy with China.

He served as ambassador to Malaysia during the mid-1980s, and became ambassador to the United States in 1992. He left the position in 1995.

Personal life

His wife, Masako, was the daughter of a Japanese Supreme Court judge.

He died on 1 April 2015 in a Tokyo hospital, after suffering from pneumonia.

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