Katsuya Okada
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No quick Futenma decision: Hatoyama...to a media report that he is expected to come to a conclusion by yearend. Hatoyama's comment came after Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Saturday reiterated his hope that the government will reach a decision by the end of the year on... In this article: Yukio Hatoyama, Katsuya Okada, Okinawa Prefecture, Nago, Okinawa, Hirokazu Nakaima, Tokyo, Japan, Democracy, and Climate change |
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 4 hours ago
DPJ to admit existence of secret nuke pact
"The probe is now in the final stage, and we will announce the outcome in January," Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said Saturday, although he declined to reveal details. A third-party committee consisting of experts will be set up...
In this article: United States, Tokyo, Democratic Party of Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, Washington, Japan, and Aiichiro Fujiyama
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Expanding peacekeeping role
To rectify Japan's impractical limits on joining U.N. peacekeeping operations (PKO), Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada has called for a review of Japan's five-point principle on PKO participation. As of the end of September, only 39 Japanese...
In this article: Japan, U.N., Democratic Party of Japan, South Korea, United States, and China
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Okada's Futenma-Kadena merger gambit fizzles
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada may have wanted a breakthrough on the thorny issue of where to relocate the Futenma airfield in Okinawa when he revived in late October the previously rejected idea of incorporating it...
In this article: Okinawa, Democratic Party of Japan, Hirokazu Nakaima, U.S., Japan, Camp Schwab, and Naha
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Japan mulls over relocation of US Marine base
...would be extremely difficult to scrap the U.S. military realignment agreement that has been already reached," Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said after a two-day trip to Okinawa, adding the top priority is to move the base out of its current...
In this article: Japan, U.S., Okinawa, Tokyo, US Marine, Yukio Hatoyama, Nago, Okinawa, Barack Obama, and Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
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Okada pursues base solution in Okinawa
...Corps Air Station Futenma. Let's deal: Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima welcomes Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at his prefectural offices in Naha on Sunday. Okada flew in from Tokyo for talks on solving the Futenma air base issue, which is...
In this article: Okinawa, United States, Hirokazu Nakaima, Yukio Hatoyama, Camp Schwab, World War II, Democratic Party of Japan, U.S. Marines, and Tokyo
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AP Online | 6 days ago
Japan official urges resolution of US base debate
...want to put a deadline on a decision, but if at all possible I want to reach a conclusion within this year," Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada told reporters on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. Okada began a two-day trip to Okinawa on...
In this article: U.S., Japan, Okinawa, Barack Obama, Tokyo, U.S. Marine, Hirokazu Nakaima, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and Yukio Hatoyama
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Hatoyama, Obama will skip in-depth talks on Futenma: Okada
...relocation of a U.S. Marine Corps airfield in Okinawa Prefecture when they meet in Tokyo later this week, Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said Sunday. "There has been a tacit agreement (between the two countries) that silliness, in...
In this article: Yukio Hatoyama, Okinawa Prefecture, Barack Obama, Democratic Party of Japan, United States, U.S. Marine Corps, Japan, and TV Asahi
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Okada's meeting with Clinton on, then off
...an earlier announcement that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would meet with Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada this Friday. Katsuya Okada KYODO PHOTO The department apparently jumped the gun when it made the announcement earlier...
In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Yukio Hatoyama, U.S. Defense Department, Barack Obama, Japan, United States, Okinawa Prefecture, and Tokyo
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Katsuya Okada (岡田克也 Okada Katsuya, born July 14, 1953) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan, and the former president and current Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Japan. From September 2009, he will serve as the country's Foreign Minister.
He is the second son of Takuya Okada, who is a founder of Japanese retail giant AEON Group. His elder brother, Motoya Okada is the President and CEO of AEON Group. He has a younger brother and a half-sister. A native of Yokkaichi, Mie, Okada graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in law, and entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. He also studied at Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs in Harvard University.
He ran for the House of Representatives at the 1990 general election from LDP and later joined the Takeshita faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, and followed faction leaders Tsutomu Hata and Ichirō Ozawa to join the Japan Renewal Party in 1993. Through a series of splits and mergers, Okada then became a member of the Shinshinto, Sun Party, and Minseito, finally entering the DPJ upon its merger with Minseito in 1998.
He became president of the DPJ on May 18, 2004, and led the DPJ to one of its largest electoral victories in history during the 2004 House of Councillors election. However, he resigned after his party suffered dramatic losses in the September 2005 general election.
Okada is said to be an avid collector of frog knick knacks, which decorate his office.
- Birth Date:
- July 14, 1953
- Birthplace:
- Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture
- Political party:
- Democratic Party of Japan
- Represents:
- Mie 3rd. District (Elected sixth)
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