Kiichi Aichi (愛知 揆一, Aichi Kiichi, 10 October 1907 – 23 November 1973) 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]

Kiichi Aichi
愛知 揆一
Aichi in 1971
Born(1907-10-10)10 October 1907
Died23 November 1973(1973-11-23) (aged 66)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationCabinet Minister
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References

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  1. ^ "愛知 揆一". Kotobank. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Agreement Between the United States of America and Japan Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands". ryukyu-okinawa.net. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ Toyoda, Yukiko; Gabe, Masaaki (31 March 2021). "The Precarious Linkage between Trade and Security : A Trade-Off Involving Textile Limits and the Reversion of Okinawa?". Okinawan Journal of Island Studies (in Japanese). 2. Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability: 65–89. ISSN 2435-3302. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by
Kiyohide Okano
Minister of International Trade and Industry
1954
Succeeded by
Director-General of the Economic Council Agency
1954
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Cabinet Secretary
1957–1958
Succeeded by
Munenori Akagi
Preceded by
Toshiki Karasawa
Minister of Justice
1958–1959
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Masashi Aoki
Director-General of the Home Affairs Agency
1958–1959
Succeeded by
Masashi Aoki
Preceded by
Hirokichi Nadao
Minister of Education
1964–1965
Succeeded by
Umekichi Nakamura
Preceded by Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency
1964–1965
Succeeded by
Masashi Aoki
Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission
1964–1965
Preceded by
Tomisaburō Hashimoto
Chief Cabinet Secretary
1966
Succeeded by
Kenji Fukunaga
Preceded by Minister for Foreign Affairs
1968–1971
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Finance
1972–1973
Succeeded by