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Takeso Shimoda
Japanese diplomat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Career
Shimoda 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]
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Baseball career
He was commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball from March 1979 until 1985.[1] His predecessor, Toshi Kaneko, resigned after a trade scandal.[6]
Personal life
Shimoda had a wife, Mitsue, a son, and two daughters.[2]
Shimoda died from heart failure on 22 January 1995 in Tokyo.[1]
References
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