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Takayasu Okushima

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Takayasu Okushima
奥島 孝康
Okushima in 2015
President of Hakuoh University
In office
April 2013 – 1 May 2024
Preceded byMayumi Moriyama
Chief Scout of the Scouting Association of Japan
In office
April 2010 – 1 May 2024
Preceded byTsunao Hashimoto
Personal details
Born(1939-04-16)16 April 1939
Kihoku, Ehime, Japan
Died1 May 2024(2024-05-01) (aged 85)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materWaseda University

Takayasu Okushima (奥島 孝康, Okushima Takayasu, 16 April 1939 – 1 May 2024) was a Japanese law professor,[1] President of Hakuoh University,[2] President of Waseda University,[3] the 10th Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Japan since 1 April 2010, and served as the Camp Chief of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree.

In addition, Okushima was the Japan High School Baseball Federation (JHBF)[4] President and Japan Student Baseball Association (JSBA) Director, and served as Member at-large of the Baseball Federation of Japan.

Okushima died of pneumonia in Tokyo on 1 May 2024, at the age of 85.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Agency, Japan Science and Technology. "OKUSHIMA Takayasu - Researcher - researchmap". researchmap.jp.
  2. ^ "Takayasu Okushima: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. 25 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Former Presidents".
  4. ^ "BFJ : BASEBALL FEDERATION OF JAPAN". www.baseballjapan.org.
  5. ^ 元日本高野連会長の奥島孝康氏(鬼北町出身)が死去 (in Japanese)
Academic offices
Preceded by
Chumaru Koyama
President of Waseda University
1994–2002
Succeeded by
Katsuhiko Shirai
Preceded by
Yasuhiko Torii
President of the Japan Association of Private Universities and Colleges
2001–2003
Succeeded by
Yuichiro Anzai
Preceded by Principal of Hakuoh University
2013–2024
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Haruo Wakimura
President of the Japan High School Baseball Federation
2008–2015
Succeeded by
Eiji Hatta
Scouting
Preceded by Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Japan
2010–2024
Succeeded by
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