Background
SHIMODA, Takeso was born on April 3, 1907 in Tokyo. Son of Doctor Jiro and Iku (Kitagawa) Shimoda.
SHIMODA, Takeso was born on April 3, 1907 in Tokyo. Son of Doctor Jiro and Iku (Kitagawa) Shimoda.
Tokyo Imperial University.
Served Nanking, Moscow, The Hague. Director Treaties Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1952-1957. Minister to United States of America 1957-1960.
Adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs 1960-1961.
Ambassador to Belgium and Chief of Japanese Delegate to European Communities 1960-1963. Ambassador to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 196365.
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs 1965-1967. Ambassador to United States of America 1967-1970.
Justice of the Supreme Court 1970-1977.
Judge, Permanent Court of Arbitration. Admitted to Tokyo Bar.
Adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs 86.
President Honda Foundation since 1978. Commander of Baseball 1979-1985. Director Japanese Association of Institute Law, Japanese Association of Maritime Law.
American Bar Association.
Married Mitsue Suzuki in 1938.