Yukio Okamoto

Yukio Okamoto
Yukio Okamoto
岡本行夫
	Yukio Okamoto in 2009
Born	23 November 1945
Died	24 April 2020 (aged 74); Tokyo, Japan
Education	Hitotsubashi University
Occupation	Political advisor
Years active	1968–2020

Yukio Okamoto (Japanese: 岡本行夫, Okamoto Yukio; November 23, 1945 – April 24, 2020) was a Japanese diplomat and analyst. He was a known political analyst for Japan–United States relations. He was a diplomatic advisor and analyst for several Japanese prime ministers, including Ryutaro Hashimoto from 1996 to 1998 and Junichiro Koizumi from 2003 until 2004. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Okamoto died from pneumonia caused by COVID-19 at a Tokyo hospital on April 24, 2020, at the age of 75.

References

1 2 Dooley, Brian (8 May 2020). "Yukio Okamoto, Diplomat Who Nurtured Japan's U.S. Ties, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
↑ "Japanese diplomatic analyst Okamoto dies of virus-caused pneumonia". Kyodo News. 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
↑ Miyamoto, Akihiko (10 May 2020). "Yukio Okamoto, the hand that cradled the Japan-US alliance". Nikkei Asian Review. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
1 2 "Ex-Japan Prime Min. Aide Okamoto Dies after Coronavirus Infection". Nippon.com. Jiji Press. 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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[nytimes-1] 1 2 Dooley, Brian (8 May 2020). "Yukio Okamoto, Diplomat Who Nurtured Japan's U.S. Ties, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[kyodo-2] "Japanese diplomatic analyst Okamoto dies of virus-caused pneumonia". Kyodo News. 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[nar-3] Miyamoto, Akihiko (10 May 2020). "Yukio Okamoto, the hand that cradled the Japan-US alliance". Nikkei Asian Review. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[nippon-4] 1 2 "Ex-Japan Prime Min. Aide Okamoto Dies after Coronavirus Infection". Nippon.com. Jiji Press. 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.