Hisahiko Okazaki
Education. Okazaki was born in Kwantung Leased Territory, Dalian, China. His grandfather was Okazaki Kunisuke, who was the first cousin of Mutsu Munemitsu. After passing the diplomat examination in 1952, Okazaki withdrew from the University of Tokyo (Faculty of Law) and began his career as a diplomat. He received a B.A and M.A. in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1955. Diplomatic career. Between 1978 and 1981 Okazaki served as director general for foreign relations at the Japan Defense Agency. From 1981 to 1984 he served as minister at the Japanese Embassy in Washington D.C. In 1984-1988  he served as ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and in 1988-1992 as ambassador to Thailand. In 1992 he retired from the diplomatic service, and worked as senior adviser to Hakuhodo Inc. until 1995. From 1995 onward, he was the director of the Okazaki Institute and a personal adviser to several Prime Ministers of Japan.