was a Japanese economist and diplomat. Yukawa served in the

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during

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and took part in the Japanese official delegation that met US General

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in Manila on August 19, 1945, in order to make arrangements for the Japanese surrender. During the 1950s, he served as head of Economic Affairs Bureau in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in that capacity tried to negotiate his country's accession to

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. He represented Japan at the UNESCO General Session in 1953. Later, he served as Ambassador to the

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, and in that capacity concluded the Treaty of Amity of December 9, 1960.Text of the Japanese-Filipino treaty
/ref> Afterwards he served as Head of Mission to the

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in 1964–1968 and Ambassador to the

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in 1968-1972. In 1972–1979, Yukawa served as Grand Master of Ceremonies of the

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Article on the Japanese textile industry, mentioning Yukawa

Entries in US President Ford's appointment book, mentioning Yukawa. {{DEFAULTSORT:Yukawa, Morio 1908 births 1988 deaths Ambassadors of Japan to Belgium Ambassadors of Japan to the European Union Ambassadors of Japan to the Philippines Ambassadors of Japan to the United Kingdom 20th-century Japanese economists