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 | |
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愛知 揆一 | |
Born | |
Died | 23 November 1973 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 66)
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Cabinet Minister |
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edit- ^ "愛知 揆一". Kotobank. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Agreement Between the United States of America and Japan Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands". ryukyu-okinawa.net. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ 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.