Background
Oka, Takashi was born on October 21, 1924 in Tokyo. Son of William Masakazu and Fumiko Mary Oka.
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Oka, Takashi was born on October 21, 1924 in Tokyo. Son of William Masakazu and Fumiko Mary Oka.
Bachelor in Economics, Rikkyo University, 1947. Bachelor, Principa College, 1950. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1954.
Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, 2008.
Assistant to foreign editor Christian Science Monitor, Boston, 1954-1959, foreign correspondent Hong Kong, Saigon, Moscow, 1959-1968, Paris, London, Beijing, Tokyo, 1971-1992. Bureau chief Tokyo office New York Times, 1968-1971. Staff director international department New Frontier Party, Tokyo, 1994-1998.
Washington representative Liberal Party of Japan, 1999—2002. Visiting scholar Sigur Center George Washington University, Washington, 1998-1999, 2003—2004. Research associate International Institute of Strategic Studies, London, 1976-1978.
Research fellow Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1992-1995.
Married Hiroko Imai, September 8, 1956. Children: Megumi, Sakuya.