Background
Yanai, Shunji was born on January 15, 1937 in Tokyo.
Yanai, Shunji was born on January 15, 1937 in Tokyo.
Graduate, University Tokyo, 1961.
Joined Ministry Foreign Affairs Japan, 1961, director international conventions division Treaties Bureau, 1976, cabinet councilor Prime Ministers Office, 1977, director legal affairs division Treaties Bureau, 1977, director treaties division Treaties Bureau, 1978, french interpreter Imperial Household Agency, 1980, ambassador Embassy of Japan Republic Korea, counselor minister, 1981, deputy director-general Asian Affairs Bureau, 1984, deputy director-general Treaties Bureau, 1987, consul-general Japan San Francisco, 1987, director-general Treaties Bureau, 1990, executive secretary International Peace Cooperation Headquarters Prime Ministers, 1992, director-general Foreign Policy Bureau, 1993, deputy minister foreign affairs, 1995, vice-minister foreign affairs, 1997. Ambassador E.& P. United States, 1999.