Heishiro Ogawa
小川 平四郎
1st Japan Ambassador to China
In office
March 31, 1973 – July 4, 1977
Preceded byYuichi Hayashi
(as chargé d'affaires)
Succeeded byShoji Sato
6th Japan Ambassador to Denmark
In office
November 13, 1968 – January 11, 1972
Preceded byKenichi Otabe
Succeeded byHiroshi Hitomi
Personal details
Born(1916-03-17)March 17, 1916
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Empire of Japan
DiedJuly 25, 1997(1997-07-25) (aged 81)
Tokyo, Japan
Cause of deathHeart attack
Parent
  • Heikichi Ogawa (father)
RelativesBrothers: Ippei Ogawa, Heiji Ogawa
Alma materTokyo Imperial University (1942)
OccupationDiplomat

Heishiro Ogawa (小川 平四郎, Ogawa Heishirō, March 17, 1916 – July 25, 1997) was a Japanese diplomat and served as first Japanese Ambassador to the People's Republic of China as diplomatic relations between them were established in 1972.

Career

Ogawa entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1939, and was immediately stationed to Beijing as a researcher.[1] In 1940, Ogawa audited at the Fu Jen Catholic University after one year of Chinese language studying.

In 1968, Ogawa was appointed the sixth ambassador of Japan to Denmark.[2] In March 1973, Ogawa was appointed the first ambassador of Japan to the People's Republic of China.[1]

Family

Heikichi Ogawa family

Heishiro Ogawa was the fourth son of Heikichi Ogawa, who served as the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Railways of Japan in the 1920s.

References

  1. 1 2 Ogawa, Heishiro (1987). "我所经历的日中关系50年" [50 Years of Japan-China relationship I experienced]. 日本问题 [Japanese Studies]. Institute of Japanese Studies, CASS (5): 23–24. ISSN 1002-7874.
  2. ↑ "在デンマーク日本大使館 歴代大使リスト" (in Japanese). Embassy of Japan in Denmark. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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