Katsuya Okada
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China and Japan begin talks on building allianceThe issue again came up when Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, in Shanghai last week, and will be on the agenda when the leaders of Japan, China and South Korea meet in Beijing on October 10. In this article: Japan, People's Republic of China, East Asia, Yang Jiechi, Shanghai, Tokyo, Beijing, Yukio Hatoyama, and People's Daily |
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | October 09, 2009
China, Japan, SKorea leaders meet, focus on NKorea
...under the Liberal Democrats. Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo said Friday after meeting with Okada that relations between Beijing and Tokyo were off to a "good start" under Hatoyama, state media reported. The key trading partners are...
In this article: North Korea, Yukio Hatoyama, Lee Myung-bak, Wen Jiabao, Tokyo, Beijing, Japan, South Korea, and China
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China, Japan, SKorea urge new NKorea nuclear talks
...leadership. Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo said Friday after meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada that relations between Beijing and Tokyo were off to a "good start" under Hatoyama, state media reported. On climate...
In this article: North Korea, Yukio Hatoyama, Japan, Wen Jiabao, Lee Myung-bak, South Korea, United States, China, Tokyo, and Pyongyang
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The Japan Times: All Stories | October 31, 2009
Beijing asked to admit guilt for 'gyoza'
...similar food poisoning there that was linked to the same food maker, the sources said. Although Okada called on China to specify exactly where the frozen dumplings were contaminated, Yang replied that it is difficult to determine the location...
In this article: China, Beijing, Yang Jiechi, Wen Jiabao, Yukio Hatoyama, Japan, Chinese food, and Shanghai
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Okada to meet Chinese, Korean counterparts next week in Shanghai
...week in Shanghai Kyodo News Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada will visit Shanghai on Monday and Tuesday to attend talks with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The trilateral foreign ministerial...
In this article: Yukio Hatoyama, Shanghai, Tokyo, Beijing, United States, China, and Yang Jiechi
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Okada makes a surprise visit to Kabul to discuss aid policy
...administration to visit the war-torn country, the Foreign Ministry said. For security reasons, the ministry did not announce the visit until Okada arrived in Kabul. He entered Afghanistan via Dubai after visiting Beijing to attend the...
In this article: Kabul, Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Japan, Democratic Party of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama, Barack Obama, and U.S.
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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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