About Takakazu Kuriyama
Lived 1931 – 2015 (aged 83). Takakazu Kuriyama was a Japanese diplomat.
Takakazu Kuriyama (; died 1 April 2015) was a Japanese diplomat who served as ambassador to Malaysia and the United States.
Early life and education Kuriyama was born in Tokyo. His father, Kuriyama Shigeru, was a diplomat and judge in the Supreme Court of Japan. He was appointed Vice Minister in May 1989. In 1992, he became ambassador to the United States.
He died on 1 April 2015 in a Tokyo hospital, after suffering from pneumonia.
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Who was Takakazu Kuriyama?
Japanese ambassador (1931-2015)
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Takakazu Kuriyama was born on 2 August 1931 in Tokyo.
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Takakazu Kuriyama died on 1 April 2015.
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Takakazu Kuriyama was a diplomat.
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Takakazu Kuriyama was Japanese.
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