Yutaka Kawashima Explained

Yutaka Kawashima (Japanese: 川島裕) (born May 2, 1942) was a Japanese diplomat. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo and the University of Cambridge. He was Ambassador of Japan to Israel (1997–1999).

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 of Japan from 2007 to 2015.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. News: Japanese Foreign Policy at the Crossroads. Brookings Institution. 2017-08-17. en-US.
2. http://www.ksgj.org/AboutUs/Profile_Kawashima.html ケネディスクール同窓会
3. Web site: ja:川島侍従長が勇退 後任に河相式部官長 ８年ぶり交代 . 朝日新聞デジタル . . 2015-04-24 . 2016-06-01 . ja.
4. Web site: ja:侍従長に河相氏が就任へ、式部官長は秋元氏 . . . 2015-04-24 . 2016-06-01 . ja.
5. http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLASFS27H0J_Y6A420C1PP8000/ 春の叙勲4024人 小島三菱商事前会長ら旭日大綬章