Takeso Shimoda

Takeso Shimoda
下田 武三
Japanese Ambassador to the United States
In office 28 June 1967 – September 1970
Preceded by	Ryūji Takeuchi
Succeeded by	Nobuhiko Ushiba
Personal details
Born	(1907-04-03)April 3, 1907 Tokyo, Japan
Died	January 22, 1995(1995-01-22) (aged 87) Tokyo, Japan

Takeso Shimoda (下田 武三, Shimoda Takezō, 3 April 1907 – 22 January 1995) was a Japanese diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States and a justice in the Supreme Court of Japan.

Career

Shimoda served as vice foreign minister (a bureaucratic appointment) within the Japanese Foreign Ministry.[1]

He was involved in the revision of the 1951 Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan.[2]

Shimoda served as ambassador to the United States from 28 June 1967 until September 1970.[3] He was a signatory of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on 3 February 1970.[4]

From 12 January 1971 until 2 April 1977, he served as a justice in the Supreme Court of Japan.[5]

Baseball career

He was commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball from March 1979 until 1985.[1] His predecessor, Toshi Kaneko, resigned after a trade scandal.[6]

Personal life

Shimoda had a wife, Mitsue, a son, and two daughters.[2]

Shimoda died from heart failure on 22 January 1995 in Tokyo.[1]

References

1. "Takezo Shimoda, Former Envoy, 87". The New York Times. The Associated Press. 23 January 1995. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
2. "Takezo Shimoda". SFGate. The Associated Press. 23 January 1995. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
3. "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972 - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
4. "The Department of State Bulletin". 62. Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public Affairs. 1970: 228. Retrieved 28 November 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. "裁判所｜Former Justices". www.courts.go.jp. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
6. Nakashima, Leslie (8 September 1982). "Japanese baseball commissioner Takeso Shimoda has established himself as..." United Press International. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ryūji Takeuchi	Japanese Ambassador to the United States 28 June 1967– September 1970	Succeeded by Nobuhiko Ushiba
Sporting positions
Preceded by Toshi Kaneko	Commissioner of Baseball (NPB) 1979–1985	Succeeded by Juhei Takeuchi