Background
AKATANI, Geniehi was born on September 29, 1917 in Taipei.
AKATANI, Geniehi was born on September 29, 1917 in Taipei.
University of Oxford and Sophia University, Tokyo.
Joined Japanese Foreign Service 1945. Second Secretary, Paris 1954, First Secretary 1955. Head, East-West Trade Division, Economics Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1958.
Counsellor, Washington, District of Columbia 1961-1966.
Counsellor, Public Information Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1966-1972. Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1972.
Assistant Secretary-General for Public Information, United Nations 1972-1977, Under Secretary-General 1978-1979. Delegation to several sessions of United Nations General Assembly.