Yutaka Kawashima
Japanese diplomat
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Yutaka Kawashima (Japanese: 川島裕; born 2 May 1942) was a Japanese diplomat who served as Grand Chamberlain to the Emperor from 2007 to 2015. During his diplomatic career, he was Ambassador of Japan to Israel (1997–1999) and Vice Minister (1999–2001).
Yutaka Kawashima | |
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川島 裕 | |
| Grand Chamberlain to the Emperor | |
| In office 15 June 2007 – 1 May 2015 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Makoto Watanabe |
| Succeeded by | Chikao Kawai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1942 |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo University of Cambridge |
He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo and the University of Cambridge.
After retirement he worked at the Brookings Institution and taught at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. In 2003, he published the book Japanese Foreign Policy at the Crossroads.[1]
He served as Grand Chamberlain to the Emperor from 2007 to 2015.[2][3][4][5]