Shijuro Ogata

 ( 1927 Births ) 

Shijuro Ogata (16 November 1927 – 14 April 2014) was a Japanese banker. He served as Director and as Vice President of the Development Bank of Japan. He was married to United Nations diplomat Sadako Ogata.

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Career In 1971 was appointed branch manager of the Okayama branch office of the national bank. During the Nixon shock in August of the same year, he served as general manager of the General Affairs Division of the Foreign Bureau, dealing with a confusing market.「元日銀理事の緒方四十郎さん死去——緒方竹虎氏の三男」『 元日銀理事の緒方四十郎さん死去 緒方竹虎氏の三男：朝日新聞デジタル at Asahi, 14 April 2014 Later, after serving as Deputy Director of the Foreign Bureau. In 1975, he moved to New York City.

In 1979, he assumed the position of Director at the Foreign Bank of the Bank of Japan. In 1981, he was appointed as a director of the Bank of Japan and oversaw international relations.

In 1991, Ogata retired. Upon his retirement, he served as a board of director to Yamaichi Securities and Fuji Xerox. He also co-chaired the United Nations Financial Advisory Committee.

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Personal life In 1960, Ogata married Sadako Ogata. They had one son, Atsushi Ogata, and one daughter.

He was born in Tokyo.「緒方四十郎氏死去プラザ合意時の日銀理事」『 時事ドットコム：緒方四十郎氏死去プラザ合意時の日銀理事 at Jiji 16 April 2014 His father was Taketora Ogata.

Ogata died on 14 April 2014 in Tokyo of heart failure at the age of 86.

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Written works

• "Circle and the Bank of Japan - Central Banker of reminiscence" Chuokoronsha < Chuko Shinsho >, 1996 .
• "Haruka Showa-Father, Takekata Ogata and I", Asahi Shimbun, 2005 .

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