Kiichi Aichi Explained

Kiichi Aichi
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:10 October 1907
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:Cabinet Minister
Nationality:Japanese

was a Japanese politician and cabinet minister in post-war Japan. He held several cabinet-level positions throughout his career, including Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance and Minister of Education.[1] He notably negotiated and signed the Okinawa Reversion Agreement with the United States on behalf of then Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō in 1971.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 愛知 揆一 . . . 31 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Agreement Between the United States of America and Japan Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands . . ryukyu-okinawa.net . 31 August 2024.
  3. Toyoda . Yukiko . Gabe . Masaaki . The Precarious Linkage between Trade and Security : A Trade-Off Involving Textile Limits and the Reversion of Okinawa? . Okinawan Journal of Island Studies . Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability . 2 . 31 March 2021 . 2435-3302 . 65–89 . ja . 31 August 2024.