Heishiro Ogawa
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Preceded byYuichi Hayashi
(as chargé d'affaires)
(as chargé d'affaires)
Succeeded byShoji Sato
Preceded byKenichi Otabe
Succeeded byHiroshi Hitomi
Heishiro Ogawa | |
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小川 平四郎 | |
| 1st Japan Ambassador to China | |
| In office March 31, 1973 – July 4, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Yuichi Hayashi (as chargé d'affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Shoji Sato |
| 6th Japan Ambassador to Denmark | |
| In office November 13, 1968 – January 11, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Kenichi Otabe |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Hitomi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1916 |
| Died | July 25, 1997 (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
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| Relatives | Brothers: Ippei Ogawa, Heiji Ogawa |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University (1942) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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.
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]
