Background
Kurata, Ayao was born on February 16, 1926 in Shinjyo-cho, Nara, Japan. Son of Mitsuzo and Masuno (Nishimura) Kurata.
Kurata, Ayao was born on February 16, 1926 in Shinjyo-cho, Nara, Japan. Son of Mitsuzo and Masuno (Nishimura) Kurata.
Bachelor of Laws, Doshisha University, 1948. Graduate, Kyoto University, 1953.
Associate professor, Konan U., Kobe, Japan, 1953-1964; professor, Konan U., Kobe, Japan, 1964-1966; professor, Kobe Gakuin U., 1967-1996; dean Faculty of Law, Kobe Gakuin U., 1973-1977; president, Kobe Gakuin U., 1986-1992; honor professor, Kobe Gakuin U., since 1996; president, Kobe Gakuin Women's College, since 1996; advisor professor, Shanghai Jiao-Tong U., People's Republic of China, since 1990; honor professor, East China University of Politics and Law, People's Republic of China, since 1992; lawyer, since 1996. Chief director Kansai 6 University Baseball League, Osaka, 1982-1998, advisor, since 1998. Board directors Japan University Baseball Federation, Tokyo, 1984-1998.
With infantry, Japanese Army, 1945. Member Japan Association Private Law (board directors 1981-1995), Association Private Universities in Japan (board directors 1986-1992), Rotary Club.
Married Masako Kurata, May 7, 1950. Children: Shigeru, Hiroshi.