GREGORY CLARK - PERSONAL HISTORY
HEAD, RESEARCH
JAPAN OFFICE
HONORARY
PRESIDENT, TAMA UNIVERSITY.
TRUSTEE AND
EMERITUS SELECT PROFESSOR, AKITA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Personal
Office: Research Japan Office
S506, Ark Towers South, Roppongi 1-3-38,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
Tel: 03 3586 4147; Fax: 03 3586 4148;
E-mail: clarkinjapan@gmail.com
Tel:
03 3586 4147; Fax: 03 3586 4148;
E-mail: clarkinjapan@gmail.com
Secretarial
Office:
1008, Bancho-heim,
2 Bancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
102-0084
Tel/Fax: 03 3261 1900.
Mobile 090-3474-3456
CURRICULUM
VITAE
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1936 |
Born Cambridge, UK, May 19, 1936 |
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1953-56 |
Oxford University, MA (Geography,
Ethnology) |
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1956-65 |
Australian Department of External
Affairs, Canberra |
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1959-62 |
Australian Commission, Hong Kong -
Second Secretary (1961, Diploma, Chinese Studies, Hong Kong University) |
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1962-63 |
China Desk Officer, Canberra |
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1963-65 |
Australian Embassy, Moscow - First
Secretary |
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1965-69 |
Department of Economics, Research
School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University (Ph.D. research on
Japanese private direct investment overseas) |
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1967-68 |
Hitotsubashi
University and Institute of Developing Economies,Tokyo (field research) |
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1969-74 |
Head of Tokyo Bureau
, 'The Australian' (national newspaper) |
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1974-76 |
Consultant (Assistant Secretary
level), Policy Coordination Unit, Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet, Canberra |
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1976-78 |
Visiting Professor, Sophia
University, Tokyo |
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1979-84 |
Full Professor, Faculty of
Economics, Sophia University (Yotsuya campus) |
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1979-95 |
Professor, Faculty of Comparative
Culture, Sophia University (Ichigaya campus) |
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1990-2001 |
Chancellor, Institute of
Developing Economies Advanced School, Tokyo (Adviser, 2001 -
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1995-2001 |
President, Tama University, Tokyo |
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2001 - |
President Emeritus, Tama
University, Tokyo |
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2001 - |
Honorary Ambassador to Japan,
Queensland State Government |
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2004 - |
Vice-President, Akita
International University |
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2007- |
Advisory Member, Mitsu Corp., Strategic Research Institute |
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Major Official and Other Committee Memberships
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Over thirty, including: |
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1975-76 |
Australian Government Cabinet
Subcommittee on Resource Policy |
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1981-82 |
Japanese Ministry of Finance,
Committee on International Trade Policy |
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1986-87 |
MITI, Committee to Consider Japan
in the Global Community (1986-87) |
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1986-87 |
Ministry of Labor, Committee to
Consider Labor Policy in 21st Century |
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1986 - |
Member, Amagi
Kaigi (IBM-sponsored discussion group) |
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1987 - |
MITI, Committee to Consider
Questions of Extended Leisure Abroad |
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1987-88 |
Ministry of Justice, Worker
Immigration Policy Review Committee |
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1987-88 |
Ministry of Transport, Minister's
Group to Consider Transport Problems |
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1990-92 |
Japan-China Association for
Economy and Trade |
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1991-93 |
Ministry of Construction,
Minister's Construction Policy Consultative Group |
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1992 |
Economic Planning Agency, Economic
Deliberative Council, (Prime Ministerial appointment ) |
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1992-93 |
21st Century World Exposition
Concept Committee |
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1993 -6 |
MITI, Committee on Introduction of
Summer Time System |
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1994-2000 |
Japan Productivity Center for
Socio-Economic Development Consultative Committee for Construction of a New
Capital City |
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1994- |
Bank of Japan, Expert Consultative
Group |
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1994-8 |
Nissay
Research. New Policy Research Group, Cabinet Information Research Office |
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l995-7 |
Committee to Discuss Education to
develop Creative Personnel, Keidanren |
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1995-7 |
University Education Reform
Council, University sub-committee, Ministry of Education, Special Member |
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1996-7 |
MITI, Research Committee for
Personnel Education in 21st Century, Chairman |
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1996-2005 |
Japan Quality Award Committee |
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1997-2001 |
Science and Technology Agency:
International Experimental Fusion Reactor Plan Promotion Committee |
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1998-9 |
Chiba University, Management
Committee for Advanced Science Research Center |
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1997- |
Trustee, Sumitomo Foundation |
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1998- |
Trustee, Tsudajuku
University |
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1998- |
Advisory Committee, Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies |
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1998- |
Nuclear Fuel Recycling
Deliberative Council |
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1998-2001 |
Matsushita Electric Co., Advisory
Board |
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1998- |
Satellite Broadcasting
Association, Director |
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1999- |
Tokyo City, Committee to Consider
Question of Transfer of Capital City Functions from Tokyo, Specialist Member |
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2000 -2002 |
Osaka University of Foreign
Studies, Advisory Committee |
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2000 - 2004 |
Hitotsubashi
University, Advisory Committee |
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2000 -2005 |
Fourth Immigration Control Policy
Discussion Committee, Justice Ministry |
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2000 -2001 |
National Peoples Council for
Education Reform, Cabinet Secretariat |
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2001 -2002 |
Foreign Minister Makiko TanakaÕs
Private Discussion Group |
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2002 -2003 |
Committee to Establish Akita
Prefecture International University, Vice-chairman |
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LANGUAGES: |
Chinese and Russian (both UK
Foreign Office, A Grade Interpreter level), Japanese (full fluency), French,
Spanish |
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AWARDS: 1985 |
Officer de l'Ordre
de Leopold II (Belgium) |
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1990 |
Tokyo Metropolis Culture Award |
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2003 |
JETRO award for Contributions to
Understanding Japan |
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BOOKS: 1968 |
In Fear of China', Lansdowne
Press, Melbourne
(in translation, 'Kokusai Seiji to Chugoku', 1969,
Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo) |
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1977 |
'Nihonjin:
Yuniikusa no Gensen' (The
Japanese : Origins of Uniqueness) Simul Press, Tokyo |
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1980 |
'Yuniiku
na Nihonjin' (The Unusual
Japanese), Kodansha, Tokyo (with Takemura Kenichi) |
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1981 |
'Naigaijin
ga Mita Nihon' (Japan
seen from inside and outside), Shuei Shobo, Tokyo (with Hasegawa Keitaro) |
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1982 |
'Understanding the Japanese' , Kinseido, Tokyo |
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1990 |
'Gokai sareru Nihonjin' (The
Misunderstood Japanese), Kodansha, Tokyo |
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1993 |
'The 'Code Decyphering'
Technique for Learning Foreign Languages', Dobunshoin,
Tokyo |
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l996 |
'Eigo Benkyo Kakumei' (Revolution in
The Study of English), Goma Shobo,
Tokyo |
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2004 |
'Naze
Nihon no Kyoiku wa Kawaranai no ka' (Why Japanese Education does not
Change), Toyo Keizai, Tokyo |
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Book Contributions: (in English only, eight also in
Japanese) |
ÔCommunism in AsiaÕ by Australian
Institute of Political Science, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1967; |
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ÔAustralian Foreign Policy Ô
Towards a ReassessmentÕ edited Claire Clark, Cassell
Australia, Melbourne, 1973 |
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AustraliaÕs VietnamÕ edited Peter
King, George Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1983 |
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MEDIA |
Regular columnist since 1980
variously for International Herald Tribune, Nikkei Business, Nikkei Weekly,
Mainichi Daily, Toyo Keizai, Tokyo, Business Today.
Currently, regular Opinion page columnist for the Japan Times. Regular
appearances since 1987 on NHK's Shiten Ronten (Points of View), Channel 1-3 TV Program. |
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CLUBS: |
Foreign Correspondents Club of
Japan (since 1969), International House of Japan, Tokyo American Club |
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