was a Japanese civil servant who served as the President of the

Asian Development Bank The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank to promote social and economic development in Asia. The bank is headquartered in Metro Manila, Philippines and maintains 31 field offices around the world. The bank was establishe ...

from January 16, 1999 to February 1, 2005. On July 17, 2008, Chino, 74, died in

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, Japan, due to

liver failure Liver failure is the inability of the liver to perform its normal synthetic and metabolic functions as part of normal physiology. Two forms are recognised, acute and chronic (cirrhosis). Recently, a third form of liver failure known as acute- ...

. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.kualalumpurnews, Former ADB President Tadao Chino dies at age of 74
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ADB News release re: Tadao Chino announces resignation
Japanese bankers 1934 births 2008 deaths People from Fujieda, Shizuoka {{Japan-business-bio-stub