Kuniaki Asomura Explained

was a Japanese diplomat.

Biography

Asomura served during the 1960s as 2nd Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in the Netherlands. He served as the last Japanese Ambassador to Czechoslovakia prior to its breakup in 1993 and the first Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Also served as Japanese Ambassador to Guyana,^[1] and in that capacity concluded on November 24, 1995 an agreement between the two countries providing for Japanese assistance in the improvement of electric infrastructures in Guyana.^[2] Also, he was an Ambassador to Vietnam, Venezuela, and Suriname.

Retirement

Following his retirement from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, joined the board of directors of the international humanitarian organization Japan Platform.^[3] Also joined The Japan Center for Preventive Diplomacy.^[4]

Now, he is a professor of North Asia University^[5] in Akita.

See also

• List of ambassadors of Japan to Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic

Notes and References

1. News: GUYANA NEWS BRIEF - October 19, 1996. Guyana.org. 1996-10-19. 2012-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319041029/http://www.guyana.org/GuyNews/10_19_96.htm. 2012-03-19. dead.
2. News: Guyana News Brief - December 16, 1995. Guyana.org. 1995-12-16. 2012-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319041034/http://www.guyana.org/GuyNews/12_16_95.htm. 2012-03-19. dead.
3. Web site: Microsoft Word - JPF Final.doc. 2020-01-10.
4. Web site: 第２回CSOフォーラム . Csonj.org. 2012-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306075304/http://www.csonj.org/forums/2nd_report/jp10.html. 2012-03-06. dead.
5. Web site: ノースアジア大学 教員紹介. Nau.ac.jp. 2012-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307204528/http://www.nau.ac.jp/law/0201_asomura.html. 2012-03-07. dead.